WATERLOO — A girl with a life-threatening illness has had her wish to visit California’s Disneyland granted by national children’s charity Kids Wish Network and sponsors. Tessa Anderson, 13, has spina bifida, a birth defect that occurs when a portion of the spinal column fails to develop and close properly. Her mother, Sarah, referred her [...]
ELGIN, Ok. (MMD Newswire) November 16, 2010 — A boy suffering from a debilitating illness has his wish for a tropical cruise granted in high style, thanks to Kids Wish Network and local sponsors. Sometimes, all it takes is a simple phone call to turn a dream into reality; in 13-year-old Spencer’s case, this is [...]
The Kids Wish Network just made Mooresville resident Madison Moody’s longtime dream come true. Amy Moody, Madison’s mother, describes Madison as a smart, curious girl who attends Lakeshore Elementary and loves the Jonas Brothers. The only difference between Madison and her classmates is her condition, arthrogryposis, which reduces the mobility of the joints in her [...]
NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH — Stacia Eckhardt, daughter of Derek and Susan Dummermuth of New Philadelphia, has had a wish come true. Kids Wish Network granted Stacia and her family a trip to Orlando, Fla., complete with hotel accommodations, meals and entry to the amusement parks Stacia has dreamed of visiting. In early August, the family [...]
Name: Colleen Age: 18 State: IL Just last year, Colleen came down with Swine Flu and was sick from September until March. During this time, she had her chest X-rayed and endured a CT scan, which revealed that Colleen had three masses in her chest. Colleen was diagnosed with having Stage Three Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, which [...]
LOWER TOWNSHIP — Cancer survivor Peter “P.J.” Chwazik didn’t know exactly what to expect from his free five-day vacation in Cape May from the Kids Wish Network, but the bottlenose dolphins on the ferry ride over from Delaware were a nice touch. Chwazik, 19, of Arnold, Md., was a special guest in the wheelhouse of [...]
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, [...]
MILFORD — When Kristina Lambert asked her 10-year-old son Sean what he would have if he could have one wish, his answer shocked her, to say the least. “His response was, ‘I want to see the presidents,”‘ said Lambert, 35, referring to visiting the graves of United States presidents. “And when I asked why, and [...]
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