Cambridge, Ohio – A teen with a life-threatening illness gets her wish granted to visit Florida theme parks with the help of national charity Kids Wish Network. Dasha is 14-years-old and suffers from Systemic Lupus Erythematosis. This illness affects her joints – similar to arthritis – and causes severe swelling. Many times, it is difficult [...]
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Charity makes teen’s wish come true
April 30th, 2009A little girl gets her wish granted to visit Florida theme parks
April 29th, 2009Canal Winchester, Ohio – A 6-year-old little girl had her dream come true with the help of national charity Kids Wish Network. McKenna was born six weeks early which led to various medical problems. She was diagnosed with Epilepsy and has seizures which last anywhere from one to five minutes. She was also diagnosed with [...]
Teen with Lymphoma gets wish granted to sight-see in New York City
April 28th, 2009Spreckles, Calif – A teenage girl had the wish of a lifetime granted with the help of national charity Kids Wish Network. On Thanksgiving Day 2008, Brittany felt a lump on her neck. After a prescription antibiotic did not reduce its size, a test was conducted which diagnosed Brittany with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a cancer of [...]
Local Boy’s Lifetime Wish Comes True
April 27th, 2009WINONA, Minnesota – A little boy with a life-threatening illness had the wish of his life with Kids Wish Network. Seven-year-old Zane was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at the tender age of one. Since then, he’s been completely dependent on other people and devices. Zane is confined to a wheelchair most of the day and [...]
Local Teen has his Only Wish Granted
April 26th, 2009CONROE, Texas – A teenager with a life-threatening illness gets the computer of his dreams with a little help from Kids Wish Network. In 2008, Eric was diagnosed with Von Hippel-Lindau disease, a very rare and aggressive condition that causes rapid tumor growth. Soon after his diagnosis he had to have surgery to remove a [...]
Hunter Dreams of Meeting Mickey and Kids Wish Network Makes his Dream a Reality
April 25th, 2009GENEVA, Indiana – A little boy with a life-threatening illness has the wish of his life with Kids Wish Network. Born three months early, Hunter spent his first year of life in the hospital battling an illness called Hypogammaglobulinemia. He was placed on a ventilator and had a tracheotomy to assist his breathing until he [...]
Elena Meets Her Idols
April 24th, 2009Recently we were able to help make a young girl’s wish of going to “American Idol” come true. I began working on Elena’s wish in September of ’08. Elena is from Champaign, Illinois and has a condition known as Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy. When I interviewed her she expressed her love for “American Idol” and especially [...]
A Letter from Olivia
April 23rd, 2009We had the pleasure of granting the wish of a lifetime to a little girl a little while back. Her parents recently sent us a letter telling us what a great time she had on her princess vacation: Olivia’s Princess Experience 3-year-old Olivia, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, didn’t let her illness stop [...]
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