When a sick child receives a gift from the Make-A-Wish Foundation, he or she typically uses it to take a trip to Disney World or to meet a celebrity hero. That’s why it came as a huge surprise recently when a 16 year-old boy used his wish with the charity organization to help other children in need.

When Carlo Sandoval was offered a wish by Make-A-Wish, he asked the foundation to help him in giving comfort to kids with Autism undergoing medical procedures.

Carlo was just a little boy when he was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy. In May of last year, the teen found himself being diagnosed with leukemia, which he is still battling to this day. With his long history of medical issues, Carlo has had countless different procedures done on him, so he knows how hard this can be for kids who suffer from sensory problems.

When Carlo was offered a wish by Make-A-Wish, he asked that they donate a VECTA calming station to the UC Davis MIND Institute. The station is a mobile sensory-friendly machine that is meant to help patients undergoing medical procedures cope better.

The machine offers patients different choices on ways that they can relax, including bubbles that change colors, mirrors that create interesting illusions, fiber optic tails that can be played with, an aromatherapy diffuser, a projector, and even an MP3-compatible stereo. The Make-A-Wish Foundation followed through on Carlo’s wish by donating the machine, and UC Davis was so grateful to him that they named it “Carlo’s Calming Station.”

As if this wasn’t enough, Carlo also wished to serve as a mentor to the kids who go to the MIND Institute. Clearly, Carlo has no intention of letting cancer stop him from doing good things for the world!

Find out more about this incredible young man in the video below.