A four-year-old Alpena girl had her wish come true earlier this month with the help of Kids Wish Network, a national charity that grants wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses. On Jan. 17, Marissa Powell returned from a five-day trip to Disney World with her mother, Karmen, grandmother, Nyla Huggler, and six-month-old sister, Hailey. When [...]
The majority of our wish kids ask to visit Disney World and all the other awesome theme parks that call Florida home. Believe it or not, despite all the press releases I’ve written about kids visiting the theme parks, I still like hearing the stories these children and their parents have about the parks. Having been born and [...]
JULIAN, W. Va. – A teen with a life-threatening illness had her wish to meet the Pittsburgh Steelers granted through Kids Wish Network and the generosity of the Steelers. At 6-years-old, Cynthia was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, an autoimmune disorder that affects the gastrointestinal tract. Because of this, she has endured multiple traumatic surgeries and [...]
LANSFORD, Penn. – A teen battling cancer has his wish to visit his older brother in California granted with a few extra surprises. Some kids wish for trips to Disney World. Others want to enjoy a shopping spree. Casey just wanted to hang out with his older brother. Casey was just your average active teenager [...]
…but these wish stories just warm our hearts! Now that the New Year has come, it’s time to get back to all that wonderful wish granting and Hero work that we all do so well here at KWN. It really didn’t hit me that it was 2010 until I found myself looking at all the [...]
The holidays have come and gone. It’s time to get back to work! I am always a little sad when Christmas is over. For me, it truly is the best time of the year, and I wish it didn’t take a whole year to come back around. As sad as I am that Christmas has [...]
JULIAN – A teen with a life-threatening illness had her wish to meet the Pittsburgh Steelers granted through Kids Wish Network and the generosity of the Steelers. At 6-years-old, Cynthia Gay was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, an autoimmune disorder that affects the gastrointestinal tract. Because of this, she has endured multiple traumatic surgeries and dealt [...]
There is such a variety when it comes to what these children want for their wishes. There’s a girl who wants a zebra striped room with red accents, a boy who got a log cabin playhouse, the little girl who wanted only to buy things for her Lhasa Apso, the boy who wanted to go [...]
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