Terminally ill patient’s final wish to drink a beer at Adelaide Oval granted [Video]

Terminally ill Port Adelaide fan 55-year-old Simon Baraniec was granted his final wish of enjoying a beer and a pie at Adelaide Oval. 

The heartwarming moment was made possible by Ambulance Wish, a newly launched program in South Australia that aims to fulfil the final wishes of individuals receiving palliative care.

Baraniec, who was diagnosed with terminal spine cancer in November, is unable to leave his hospital bed, so his bed was taken with him to the oval, where he was surrounded by loved ones. 

A special message on the scoreboard added to the significance of the occasion.

“I haven’t had a beer in a year, so this one isn’t going down too bad,” Baraniec said.

He described the day as “probably the best day that I have had… …