Wishes
07/02/2012
Newcastle United fan Ryan, 15, was born prematurely with
Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula (an abnormal connection between
the oesophagus and the trachea). We recently granted his
wish to meet his idol – Newcastle United manager Alan
Pardew.
Ryan’s first surprise was a visit from Alan to his home in
Dudley. Ryan’s Mum, Amanda, said: “His face was a
picture when Alan arrived. Ryan asked hundreds of questions
and told jokes. Alan was lovely, he gave Ryan his personal
training shirt and even signed it for him.” The next day
Ryan was given a tour of Newcastle United’s training
ground and was able to have lunch with Alan and a few
players, before being given Tim Krul’s signed goalie
gloves and a huge bag of goodies. Then it was on to the
Newcastle United versus Queens Park...
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06/02/2012
“I’ve put a brave face on, but watching her when she
feels sick has been heart-breaking. You just have to be
really strong.” Jasmin, five year old Lois’s sister,
sheds light on what it’s like to see a family member when
they’re very ill, and how a wish can make a real
difference.
See a video of Lois’s magical
day![http://www.youtube.com/user/MakeAWishUK?blend=3&ob=5]
Lois lives with cancer of the white blood cells. Her family
always call her their little princess and that is precisely
what she wished to be – a real princess for the day!
After being chauffeured from her home in Nottingham to
Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, Lois was whisked up to a
specially decorated room to enjoy strawberries dipped in
chocolate before being taken to...
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01/02/2012
Nine year old Debra from Glasgow wished to be pop star
Hannah Montana – for one night only.
We arranged for her to give a very special concert at
Cottiers Theatre. Despite her not having a lot of time to
rehearse, the show went with a bang – and the audience
(her friends and family) was extremely enthusiastic!
Watch a video of Debra’s big night as
Hannah![http://www.youtube.com/user/MakeAWishUK?blend=3&ob=5#p/a/u/1/ddDVHQfsV5M]
Debra was diagnosed with a Brain Tumour last year and Mum
Jacqueline explained that her Miley Cyrus CD helped her to
withstand eight weeks of radiotherapy: *“She listened to
the CD a lot; even the nurses got hooked and used to sing
along!”*
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In May, Debra ended up in intensive care with an infection
and was...
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19/01/2012
“Charlie’s wish really made him happy. He had so much
energy considering not long ago he could barely walk…he
didn’t stop running around!” said Rebecca, Mum of five
year old Charlie, who wished to fight Spiderman’s
archenemy Venom…
Charlie was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in
October 2009 and has been having chemotherapy treatment for
two years – he still has another year left. The treatment
has made him very poorly; he contracted Swine Flu, lost a
lot of weight and his hair, picked up lots of infections and
was generally very weak. His mobility subsequently got worse
and he has had to learn how to walk again.
Charlie, who chose his wish because he loves jumping off his
parent’s furniture pretending to...
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05/01/2012
We get some extra help to grant a wish with a difference...
Klaudia from Bristol is seven and living with Acute Myeloid
Leukaemia. She has finished two rounds of chemotherapy and
has been waiting for an urgent bone marrow transplant
operation. Her illness has also meant that she needs to be
fed through a tube.
You can imagine that, having spent a lot of time in
hospital, Klaudia was ready for something fun in her life,
and she had a very specific wish. She wanted to be a
princess, as many little girls do – but her wish was very
specific. She loves the Disney princesses and her favourite
is Cinderella, so she wanted to have a blue dress and
headband and...
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03/01/2012
13 year old Amber, a keen dancer, had her wish granted to
visit The Royal Ballet and have a dance class there.
Amber, from Southampton, was diagnosed last year with
Rhabdomyosarcoma – a cancerous tumour of the muscles
– and endured a combination of chemotherapy and
radiotherapy which caused her to lose her hair. Even more
upsetting was that she became too weak to dance; she has
been a dancer since the age of three and before being
diagnosed danced four or five times a week.
When the day of her wish arrived, Amber was picked up from
her London hotel and taken by limousine to the stage door of
the Royal Opera House, where she was met by Assistant Ballet
Mistress Sian...
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23/12/2011
Every year, we have many requests from children whose wish
is to go to Lapland and meet Father Christmas and his elves.
This year has been no exception and we thought you’d like
to read about five children who’ve recently returned from
their fantastic trip.
Six year old *Charlie* from Twickenham lives with with a
rare medical condition where the pancreas produces too much
insulin, causing blood sugar levels to drop and leading to
seizures.
Mum and Dad, Tracey and Darren, kept their destination a
surprise until they were on the aeroplane. Charlie chose to
go to Lapland because he quite simply loves Christmas! He
used to want to go to reindeer school to learn how to be a
reindeer and have a...
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05/12/2011
11 year old Lauren wished to meet her idol, top show jumper
Ellen Whitaker – and we weren’t going to put any fences
in her way!
Lauren, from Northwich in Cheshire, was diagnosed last year
with Rhabdomyosarcoma (a cancerous tumour of the muscles)
and had to endure three days of chemotherapy every three
weeks for six months. She’s a keen horse rider and chose
to meet Ellen after seeing her featured several times in her
favourite horse magazines.
The wish took place at the recent Horse of the Year Show at
Birmingham NEC, where Lauren was first able to enjoy some of
the famous displays, including the Pony Club Mounted Games
and the Musical Ride of the Household Cavalry. Then it was
time...
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04/12/2011
When Keira told us she wanted a pink princess bedroom
makeover, “the pinker the better”, we got down to the
job!
Keira, aged four and from Westhoughton, near Bolton, was
diagnosed with Wilms’ Tumour, a Cancer of the
kidneys, back in April. Since then, she has had one of her
kidneys removed and has undergone a course of chemotherapy.
Her Mum, Lisa, told us that Keira has coped really well with
everything and that she is really proud of her; she has
remained cheerful and been very brave.
Keira loves to bake with her Mum or Grandma and often helps
to bake cakes and then decorate them – usually in pink. So
it wasn’t a great surprise that her wish was for a...
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25/11/2011
Four year old Milan was diagnosed with Non Hodgkin’s
Burkitt Lymphoma in January this year. During his time in
hospital he loved watching Spiderman so when he was asked
what his one wish was by Make-A-Wish he of course said to be
Spiderman...
Click here to watch a great video of Milan's wish...
On the day of his wish, Milan, who is from Hornchurch in
Essex, was taken by limousine to Virgin Active Clements
Hall. On arrival he was treated to a special surprise…the
'real' Spiderman was there too! Milan spent the day learning
how to climb up walls like Spiderman does and said that his
favourite part was “all of it” but for Mum it was seeing
his face when...
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