Garrett Matthias was a five-year-old Iowa boy who took on life in a unique way and took the same approach to his death. With the help of his parents, he wrote his own obituary and it is as unique and special as he was.

The youngster suffered from a rare form of cancer, and his parents Emilie and Ryan hoped he would survive, but in June found out that his cancer was terminal. Instead, the heart-broken parents decided to make his last moments memorable.

They began asking him questions. One of the things they asked him was what he loved most, to which he replied, “Playing with my sister, my blue bunny, thrash metal, Legos, my daycare friends, Batman, and when they put me to sleep before they access my port.”

Things that he hated included pants, stupid cancer, when they access his port, needs, and the monkey nose that smells like cherry farts. “I do like the mint monkey nose like at Mayo Radiation and that one guy that helped me build Legos,” said Garrett.

He was quick to express what exactly he wanted to happen after he died too. He said he was going to be a gorilla so he could throw poo at his daddy, and that he wanted five bouncy houses (because he would be five) at his funeral, as well as Batman and snow cones.

Because he loved Thor so much, he also wanted to be burned (like when Thor’s mommy died) and be made into a tree so he could live in it when he’s a gorilla. Emilie and Ryan are doing their best to honor their son’s wishes by hosting a celebration of his life that will include almost all of his requests.

The celebration will include five bouncy houses, snow cones, fireworks, and other carnival-themed festivities. They’re also trying to figure out exactly how to make his dreams of being a tree come true.

Garrett was a very unique individual,” says his mom. “What I really didn’t want was for his obituary to be ordinary and to have a really sad funeral. We’ve cried oceans of tears of the last nine months.”

Check out the amazing video below of Garrett’s story and be sure to share it with your family and friends to help celebrate the short life of this precious boy.