SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Ethan Dean was living his dream on Tuesday.
The six-year-old has a garbage truck bedspread and pillow. He has garbage truck toys. He's had a garbage truck birthday party.
Now, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, he got to experience what it's like to be a garbage truck driver. The boy who has cystic fibrosis rode in a real garbage truck through downtown Sacramento, collecting trash and recyclables, just like he's always wanted.
At his first stop in Sacramento, he was greeted by a crowd of more than 100 people at the Sacramento Bee.