A Fort Collins girl got the opportunity last week to see that dreams really can come true. Shalyn Nelson, 9, was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia, an aggressive form of cancer typically found in adults. For two years, she has endured “lots of pokes,” chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, but last week the needles [...]
Last summer, Phillip developed a mass on the left side of his neck that kept getting bigger. He couldn’t turn his head and was in pain. After several visits to the doctor, he was diagnosed last July with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer involving lymph nodes. The cancer was in his throat, around his [...]
When he was only 15-months-old, Aaron’s parents noticed that their little boy was wobbling when he walked, so they took him to a doctor. After a year of performing various tests and MRIs, doctors discovered that Aaron suffered from a rare genetic disease called ataxia telangiectasia (A-T). This disease is so rare that there are [...]
They said he would never be able to walk or talk again. They said he would never be able to feed himself or do anything on his own. They were wrong. After a horrific umbrella accident left Danny LaFace with a traumatic brain injury when he was just 11 years old, doctors said he would [...]
For Genysis Mortley, it was a dream come true. Well, two dreams come true. And it was all due in part to the Kids Wish Network. Mortley, 16, who is preparing to move to Walton County later this month, was born with a blood disorder called sickle cell anemia. While she tries to live her [...]
Kids Wish Network is fulfilling Aaron’s wish to meet the cast of his favorite TV show, “iCarly”. Thanks to the efforts of Lieutenant Brian Michelli of the Fruitport Fire Department and many other generous sponsors from the Fruitport community, Aaron will make memories he will never ever forget. Yesterday at the Fruitport Fire Department, Aaron [...]
We just received an anonymous donation here at Kids Wish Network! While we receive plenty of anonymous donations, this one touched my heart because it came from two children. Their letter read that they had searched the internet to determine what charity they would want to make a donation to. They came across Kids Wish [...]
Lots of people think that we only grant wishes to children with life threatening illnesses when, in fact, we have some fantastic programs that benefit infants as well. Our Gift Banks and Kids Wish Network On Tour are two programs where we are able to give gifts of clothing and other necessities to infants and [...]
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