Window to the world

We end the week with a young boy's window to the world. For months (?) he was stuck behind it. As Steve Hartman on the road shows us. Things have changed. Yeah. Aside from immediate family, no one was allowed in the house to see three year old Quinn Waters of Weymouth, Massachusetts. And more importantly, Quinn wasn't allowed out. We're basically keep them in a bubble. Just as a precaution. Even a cold, a common cold could be something that will bring him back into the hospital. Parents Jhala and Terra say Quinn's natural immunity was temporarily wiped out after he got a stem cell transplant to treat his brain cancer. We are the champion. Fortunately the kid is a fighter, and as we first reported a few months ago, he kept a mostly positive attitude. You want to drink anything, dude, no, thank you. But it's still stunk. He sees all of this happening, and he knows he's stuck inside. And there would be days--days when Quinn was literally pounding to get out. Unfortunately, staring out a window is a poor substitute for walking out a door. Quinn's connection to the outside world has been limited to whoever passes by, which hasn't been all that limiting. Actually, it started off with family members like come to the window. Then the neighbors started showing up to entertain. The police caught wind. And pretty soon, top notch performers were just showing up on Quins front one. It's turned into like a Vaudeville stage out there. The window kind of became his window to the world. It got so you never knew what might happen by. One minute, it could be a dog parade. The next a team of Irish step dancers. Everyone brought together by word of mouth and a will to help Quinn get better, which his parents say, did start happening. It's the positive energy from all these people that we believe is gotten him choose his sickness. You can never repay, you know, just maybe pay forward, you know. Being indebted, never felt so fortunate. Come without come on within you not see nothing like the mighty Quinn. After this story first aired in August, things got even better for Quinn. Light years better. By Halloween, doctors had released him from home confinement and free to be a kid again, he rushed outdoors at warp speed. Can't outrun your shadow buddy! He also got to drop the puck at Boston Bruin's game, felt the sand between his toes at the Massachusetts shore, and yesterday saw the Macy's thanksgiving day parade passed by. There is no greater curse than cancer, but no greater blessing than beating it. Steve Hartman, on the road in Weymouth, Massachusetts. You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn. That's it for the CBS evening news for Nor. O'donnell, I'm John Dickerson in New York. Have a great weekend. Good night.