Tag: Disney

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I Loved Meeting Mickey!

July 15th, 2010

Name: Sara Age: 3 State: CO Sara suffers from a life-threatening condition known as Neurofibromatosis Type 1. It took doctors a very long time to diagnose Sara with the illness, which causes tumors to grow in various parts of the body. The tumors in Sara’s body are located below her waist, including a baseball sized [...]

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I Loved Disney World!

July 7th, 2010

Name: Sarah Age: 6 State: GA Last November, little Sarah started having severe leg pains, was limping and bruises were showing up on her legs. By January, she was experiencing fevers that ran for weeks. In March, her doctors were able to diagnose her with having Ewing’s Sarcoma, a type of bone and soft tissue [...]

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I Met Lightning McQueen!

June 22nd, 2010

Name: Brett Age: 7 State: KS Brett is a caring, smart 7-year-old who loves the Disney movie “Cars.” He absolutely adores the main character, Lightning McQueen, and he likes playing with his toys. Brett loves to make people laugh and he is very aware of what goes on around him. He has two dogs and [...]

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Tomball girl with rare disorder gets Disney World wish granted

June 22nd, 2010

A young Tomball girl, Haley, suffering from a rare progressive brain condition, recently had her wish to visit Walt Disney World granted thanks to Kids Wish Network and several sponsors from Texas and Florida. When Haley was born, she showed no brain activity and was kept in the hospital for three months. During that time, [...]

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I Loved My Disney Wish!

May 6th, 2010

Name: Maurice Age: 9 State: TX Maurice is a helpful and kind 9-year-old boy. He goes out of his way to help others both at home and at school. He loves listening to music by his favorite rock band Nickelback and watching Sponge Bob Square Pants. He has a collection of bouncy balls and he [...]

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Findlay girl awarded Florida trip by charity

March 16th, 2010

Brianna Bean, 7, of Findlay, recently visited Disney’s Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios with a trip made possible by national children’s charity Kids Wish Network. Brianna suffers from congenital heart disease. She was diagnosed with this life-threatening condition the day she was born. She has had numerous surgeries, her first when she was just 1 [...]

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Wish comes true for little boy thanks to Kids Wish Network

March 9th, 2010

Keagan is an intelligent 4-year-old boy who was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy before his first birthday. He has severe quadriplegia and is unable to walk, hold his head up, or use his arms or legs. Keagan relies on assistance for the simplest tasks, including bathing and feeding himself. He has serious muscles spasms in his [...]

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Riddick Meets His Favorite “Toy Story” Heroes!

March 4th, 2010

Name: Riddick Age: 5 State: CO Riddick has lived his full 5 years with a serious heart condition called Williams Syndrome. For Riddick, this condition has resulted in an enlarged heart and narrowed pulmonary arteries. Because of this, his heart has to work harder than average and, at one point, Riddick suffered through 6 cardiac [...]

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103,672 kids helped this last fiscal year through our many programs and services.

Our Mission

Kids Wish Network is an international charitable organization dedicated to infusing hope, creating happy memories, and improving the quality of life for children having experienced life-altering situations. Kids Wish Network assists children and their families through several key programs.