'Child with cancer' stopped trick-or-treaters: What neighbourhood children did next left a mother overwhelmed

For every parent, Halloween is one of the sweetest moments of the year. Dressing up their children in costumes, watching them go trick-or-treating and distributing candies to little visitors at the door, the festival brings back memories of their own childhood. For a moment, it seems to narrow the generation gap, allowing parents to relive the excitement of being a child through their little ones. But for one family in Atlanta, Halloween was going to be very different.The year was 2020.

It was Halloween night, and children were rushing out into the streets wearing little costumes, going door to door, trick-or-treating. The neighbourhood was filled with the fragrance of freshly carved pumpkins and the crisp autumn air that welcomed the season. Amid all the festivities, there was one house that seemed unusual. No lights, no pumpkins, no decorations, as if the Halloween celebrations had passed this house by.

There was nothing but a board outside that read: "Sorry, no candy. Child with cancer.