Story I heard when I was younger

Green Golf Ball Joke - There was a little boy playing out in the back yard.  His parents came out to him and asked for him to come in so they could talk about something every important. They are sitting at the kitchen table when the parents began to explain to him that sometimes two people who loved each other very much at one time can fall out of that love and they must get a divorce.  They asked him if he understood and he said he did.  He went to bed and the next morning he was very sick.  His parents rushed him to the hospital.  The doctor came in and said "I'm afraid there is nothing we can do, your son will die." So, the father goes in and he says to his son, "What can I get you before you pass away?"  The son says to his father, "I want one green golf ball."  The father things green golf ball but he doesn't have time to really ask about it.  He rushes out to the nearest store and gets his son one green golf ball.  He takes it back to the hospital where he places it next to his son's bed.  The next morning the boy is alive and well.  The doctor releases him and he goes home.  A number of years have passed now.  The son is about to go to college.  A very nice university actually, lots of activities, girls, and even a few guys for a possible experimentation phase but I digress. He is moving into this dorm room when his parents sit him down and tell him how proud him they are and now that he won't be home as much they don't feel they can live together and they will be getting a divorce.  The son says he understands and all go home to finish getting his stuff for his room.  The next day the son is sick and they rush him to the hospital.  The doctor says to the parents, "We've run all the tests and we are afraid your son will not make it."  The father goes and asks the son, "What can I get you before you pass away?"  The son says to his father, "I want a bucket full of green golf balls."  The dad thinks to himself, "Those damn green golf balls again." But he doesn't think anything more of it.  He rushes out to the nearest sporting store and purchases a bucket and fills it up with green golf balls.  He hurries back to the hospital where he places the bucket next to his son's bed.  The next day the boy is alive and well, then shortly released and goes back to college.  He works very hard during his time there and decides to go into Law.  He is now working as an intern at a prestigous law office in downtown Chicago,  His parents come to visit him one weekend where he shows them the great work he is doing and how close he is to becoming a lawyer.  After all this his parents set him down and explain to him how they have been living all these years in misery and how they must get this divorce.  The son says he understands and they go back to his apartment.  The next day the boy is very sick and he is rushed to the hospital.  The doctor is reviewing his charts and the new tests and said to the parents, "I'm afraid there is nothing we can do for you son, he is going to die."  The father goes in and asks his son, "What can I get you before you pass away?"  The son's responese, "I want I wheelbarrow full of green golf balls."  The father rushes out and gets for his son this wheelbarrow full of green golf balls.  He rolls up next to the bed and the next day the son is alive and well.  He goes home and continues his work as an attorney.  During this time he meets a beautiful young woman who he decides that he will marry.  On the night of the rehearsal dinner everything is perfect. His parents come up to him and father says, "I see how much you love your fiance and those words mean so much to your mother and me. However, we no longer feel that way towards one another and we are going to get divorced." The son tells his parents that he understands and they go back to the hotel rooms.  Overnight the son becomes very sick.  They rush him to the hospital where the doctor comes up to the family and expresses his opinion and sorrow for their son's condition.  He tells them he doesn't feel he will make it this time.  The father goes into the room and asks his son, "What can I get you befor you pass away?"  The son says to his father, "I want one truckload of green golf balls." The father asks his friend to borrow his pick up truck and rushes out and fills it to the brim with green golf balls.  He parks outside the window where his son can see the truck and its load of green golf balls.  The son looks out his window and lays back down.  The next day the son is well and alive and the wedding goes on.  Years have passed, the son has children, and the parents are in their twilight years.  They come to visit their son and grandchildren.  While on the porch the father says to the son, "You have a wonderful life with your own family and career now.  Your mother and I aren't going to be around much longer and we don't want to live our lives in misery. We MUST get divorced so we can be happy in these remaining years."  The son says he understands and they all go in and head to bed.  The next day the son is very ill.  He is rushed to the hospital.  The doctor reviews all his records from the first incident to the last and says to the family, "I'm sorry but he isn't going to make it.  I don't care how many green golf balls this man gets."  So, the father goes and says to his son, "What can I get you before you pass away?"  The son responds with, "I want two truck loads of  green golf balls."  The father rushes out and rents to huge semis and fills them both with green golf balls from the tri-state area.  He brings the trucks back to the hospital where he parks them for the son to see.  He raises his head and lays back down. The next day the son is no better.  Everyone is crying and the father goes and asks his son, "Before you go I need to know why all these years did you want green golf balls?"  The son raises his head and says to his father,"Because, because, because....." and then he dies.  --- You have now read the green golf ball joke and your time doing so belongs to me!!