Wish-Stories

Amela

Amela

Amela is a fun-loving, outgoing, and fashionable fifteen year old girl living with Lupus. Amela and her family are from Bosnia, but are currently residing in Minnesota. Amela has always loved shopping and being up to date on the latest trends. When our Wish Wizards visited Miss Amela her wish became very clear; she wanted […]

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Angela

Angela

Angela is a young lady who suffers from Fanconi Anemia. She was treated with a double bone marrow transplant a few years ago and has been recovering nicely. She’s even started college! Angela’s wish was to travel to the beautiful islands of Hawaii. She is a big fan of the “Lost” TV Series and was

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Cesar

Cesar

Cesar is a six-year-old battling HPHP Type 3 kidney and liver disease and lives with his family in Howard Lake. He likes airplanes and loves ice cream cake. He also expressed a lot of interest in traveling to Disney World so Wishes & More® sent Cesar and his family there on Valentine’s day in 2014!

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Courtney

Courtney

18-year-old Courtney from Apple Valley enjoys the Nicholas Sparks’ book inspired movie, Dear John, watching Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ and running track and Cross Country. Courtney has a Desmoid Tumor and was in need for some good news so she contacted Wishes & More® and expressed her desire to go to Hawaii with her

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Curran

Curran

Curran, a down-to-earth and fun-loving 18 year-old, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and began his difficult but inspiring journey. Through chemo, hospital stays, good days, and bad days, Curran impressed everyone around him by holding his head high, taking things one day at a time, and maintaining a positive attitude. Curran cherished the support

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Hailey

Hailey

Hailey is an adorable four-year-old who is a true princess from the top of her head to the end of her little toes. Born with Congenital Heart Disease she underwent a heart transplant at the early age of one. Through this struggle, this sweetheart had her Disney Princess dolls and books to get her though

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Joseph

Joseph

15-year-old Joseph coping with the rare neurological condition, Moebius Syndrome, packed his bags and hit the road for his wish! He and his family went north to Brainerd for a fun filled weekend adventure at Camp Confidence! Camp Confidence specializes in providing unique, hands-on learning experiences for persons with developmental disabilities. Joseph spent his weekend

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Josh

Josh

You wouldn’t know it by this great picture of Josh, but he suffers from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Of course this didn’t stop him from taking a trip to sunny Fort Myers! Josh is a huge fan of the Minnesota Twins players Mauer and Willingham – and on day 1 of his trip, he got to meet

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Jua

Jua

Eighteen-year-old Jua, from St. Paul, was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. He has been in and out of the hospital throughout his teenage years due to his illness. Jua enjoys fishing, hunting, soccer, and singing. Jua’s special wish was for a shopping spree at the Mall of America with his siblings. Wishes & More® provided Jua

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Lyla

Lyla

Lyla is a strong, kind-hearted girl who battles with Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma, a brain tumor. Although she fights with her condition every day, she also continues to learn new words, play with her friends at daycare and relish the attention from every adult who just can’t get enough of her. We could see how lively,

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Mark

Mark

Mark was born with transposition of the arteries and has had numerous surgeries in his young life. Mark wished to see all the sights on the beautiful island of Oahu, as well as wanted to swim with dolphins, attend a luau and visit Aloha Stadium. Wishes & More® granted that wish and sent him packing

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Owen

Owen

One-year-old Owen was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (Monosomy 7), an extremely rare cancer of the blood. Treatment included intense chemotherapy, radiation, a bone marrow transplant and a host of medications with devastating side effects. He endured severe pain, a dangerous adenovirus, infections and liver damage, but never without a smile. His mom said, “He should

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Payton

Payton

Payton is a lovely little girl with a darling smile. When her parent’s received news of her diagnosis of Retinoblastoma – their world was turned upside down. They all longed to return to their normal life while she was going through her chemo, radiation and surgery. Wishes & More® approved Payton’s wish for a playground

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Pike

Pike

Pike is a fun-loving three-year-old from Burnsville. struggling with Wilms tumor. Wishes & More® sent Pike and his family on a cruise on the Disney Wonder! Pike’s trip involved a lot of firsts – first limo ride, first airport visit, first plane ride, first tourist bus ride and first time on a cruise ship. His cruise

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Richard

Richard

13-year-old Richie has Ewing’s Sarcoma, an extremely rare form of bone cancer. Despite the pain and swelling he frequently experiences, he is a very active and involved teenager; he loves swimming and singing in the choir at school. When our Wish Wizards first met Richard, he wished for a trip to the Bahamas so he

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Ronan

Ronan

Trucks, tractors, diggers and all big equipment vehicles fall on Ronan’s list of his favorite things. At age three, Ronan struggles with high-risk neuroblastoma, but this never holds him back from being an excitable little boy! On his wish day, Ronan experienced more than he could ever imagine. He was whisked away for a day

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Samuel

Samuel

Sam’s dad died when he was eleven leaving Mom the responsibility to raise three children alone. She sat in the stands from little league baseball to high school sports. She cheered Sam on as a South Saint Paul Packer and proudly helped him pack for his move to UMD on an academic scholarship. Right before

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Samantha

Samantha

Samantha has made the trip from Litchfield to the Twin Cities innumerable times for hospital and doctor visits; however, today the trip was much sweeter because the trek was to the MSP airport. Samantha is on her way to WARM and SUNNY Florida to spend the week enjoying all of the Disney parks and taking

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Scarlet

Scarlet

Scarlet, a three-year-old who is “full of fight and fire” suffers from a rare genetic neurodegenerative disorder called Schinzel Giedion Syndrome, which causes the brain to shrink and have seizures. However, Scarlet has already proven she has the fight in her by surviving well beyond the normal average life span of two years with this

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Trevor

Trevor

Ten-year-old Trevor from Maple Lake was diagnosed with a Brain Stem Tumor. Trevor picked a perfect snowy day to leave the cold and head off on his wish trip to Florida! Those of you who attended our 2013 gala may remember this charming dude who was surprised by Nemo onstage and told that his wish

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Zoe

Zoe

On Father’s Day, 2011, Zoe’s life changed in an instant. She was the only survivor in a car accident that took her father and two sisters from her – and while in critical condition from injuries sustained during the accident, doctors also discovered that she had cancer. Wishes & More® met this beautiful teen just

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Alexis

Alexis

At just 15 days old, Alexis Sue from Waterloo, IA passed away after complications from alveolar capillary dysplasia. She was born at 35 weeks and was loved by all of her family and friends along with the staff at the hospital. Her story reached many, and the family greatly thanked her supporters and those who

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Allon

Allon

At three-years-old, Allon battles Congenital Heart Disease while doing his very best to live the life every young child deserves. Allon’s mother found it extremely important that the family travel to Knoxville, TN to visit Allon’s Grandma (Grandma Hugs sure can mean a lot!). While on the trip, Allon had an absolutely wonderful time creating

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Amariah

Amariah

Amariah is a sweet, 12-year-old from Roseville who struggles with severe Spinal Muscular Atrophy. She spends most of her days in her bedroom at Grandma’s house because of the limitations of her condition, luckily Wishes & More® was able to change that for a week. She traveled to Florida and explored the parks of Disney

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