Emmanuel has a rare type of head and neck cancer, known as nasopharyngeal carcinoma, which has him in and out of the hospital often for treatments. Just like most 15-year-old boys, he likes playing computer games, but also loves basketball and is a huge Chicago Bulls fan. His wish was for a shopping spree at […]
Elizabeth is an incredibly smart and beautiful 18 year old. She enjoys playing the guitar and piano, watching Gilmore Girls and Mamma Mia, and likes learning about and visit historical places. Elizabeth suffers from Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, which is a genetic disorder that affects the connective tissues in her skin, joints, and blood vessel walls.
5-year-old Elijah is a little rascal! He loves playing with his superhero action figure toys, eating pizza and spending time with his family. Elijah has Arthrogryposis, a condition that affects his joints and limits their movement, but he doesn’t let it slow him down or take away his joyful attitude. His special wish request was
Dylanger was born with a rare condition called MECP2 Duplication Syndrome. This rare condition causes low muscle tone, which keeps Dylanger in a wheelchair and causes many other developmental complications. Dylanger loves to watch sports, especially basketball, and his wish was for tickets to a Timberwolves game. Wishes & More was able to give him
13-year-old Donald, or “Donny” as he preferred to be called, was funny, inquisitive and absolutely brilliant. He loved fixing things and solving problems. He spent his time outdoors, working on his lawn mower, fishing, fixing up his truck “The Toy Truck,” and taking care of his dad and brother. He was sweet and talkative and
Baby Clover was born with Hepatoblastoma, an uncommon type of liver cancer. Most of her life to this point has been spent in treatment to fight the cancer, but she hasn’t let that dampen her joyful spirit. With her first birthday approaching, her family was looking for a much needed vacation and bonding time before
Seven-year-old Cali was born with a severe condition that causes her to suffer from hundreds of seizures each and every day. Cali shared with our Wish Wizards her dream of taking horseback lessons and also about her love of mermaids. Wishes & More® was thrilled to make this sweet girl’s wish come true – she is taking
10-year-old Chloe loves to dance (especially to One Direction), do gymnastics, and play trivia games. She was born with renal failure, and spent the first few months of life in and out of the hospital and on dialysis. During her most fragile state, Chloe was blessed with a family friend who was a blood match
Little Ava was born with multiple developmental delays that left her with a defective heart and minor hearing difficulties. Ava is still an active and joyful four-year-old who loves to sing and dance, play with her older brother, and has a strong passion for the movie Frozen. Ava’s number one wish was for a chance
18-year-old Tony loves listening to and playing music. He suffers from a rare form of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, called T-Cell Lymphoma, and spends much of his time in Texas in order to receive treatment. Music has been such an inspiration for Tony, especially that of Andrew McMahon who also lives with T-Cell Lymphoma. Tony’s number
Little Afton, at only two-years-old, was diagnosed with an extremely rare condition called Total Intestinal Aganglionosis. Wishes & More® was honored to aid in granting this sweet girl’s wish of a special one-level, backyard activity playground that is easy for her to use. Sweet Afton was able to enjoy her special playground with her loved
14-year-old Abby suffers from a unique heart condition called Univentricular Heart pulmonary valve atresia, meaning she has valves that obstruct the outflow of blood from the heart to the lungs. Abby’s interest include shopping, sports, animals, and her favorite color is green. Her old room was small and didn’t have much space for her to
Aimee Jo is 17-years-old and a member of the Totino Grace High School Show Choir. She was diligently preparing for the competition season when she began to feel ill, and by January she was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer and was immediately brought into surgery. During her recovery she began chemo treatments and lost her hair,
Hannah, a sweet, brown-eyed girl “with more spunk than a firecracker,” was diagnosed two years ago with Steven Johnson Syndrome, which progressed into Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, a shockingly painful disease. She has endured blisters covering her body, both internally and externally, loss of her vision and inability to eat. Whether showing her fabulous sense of
In the beginning of August 2011, Matthew began feeling overly tired and ill, so he went in for what he thought was mono. Unexpectedly, it was cancer – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. From that point, Matthew had to return to Children’s hospital on a weekly basis for chemotherapy. Matthew showed his strength and determination and completed
Mason has been carefully and extensively shopping for a used car that will take him to NDSU next January. He excitedly visited the Wishes & More® office when he found the one – a used Infinity! When Mason stopped by to pick up his allowance check, we also gave him a few supplies to keep
In October of 2014, sweet little Jax lost his battle to brain cancer at just four months old. An only child, his smile filled his home. We weren’t able to fulfill a wish for this little guy so Wishes & More® immediately wrote a memorial check to his grieving parents. When speaking with his mother
Ahmed is an adorable 2-year-old boy who loves the character Elmo and playing with balloons and musical toys. Unfortunately, Ahmed suffers from Undiagnosed Neurodegenerative Disease. When Wishes & More spoke with Ahmed’s family, they wished for items to make Ahmed a safe and comfortable home nursery. Wishes & More was able to grant this wish
Derrick was a cheerful, athletic teen ready to head to Southwest Minnesota State University in the fall to play baseball when he started feeling tired and weak. In August 2011, Derrick was diagnosed with Leukemia which marked the beginning of his struggle with chemotherapy and numerous hospital visits. Derrick’s wish was to receive all of
Seven-year-old Emily began having unexplained seizures at birth. They vary in length and severity, and she often has hundreds a day. A multitude of medications has caused severe sleep and digestive disturbances, intense pain, infections and visual and motor coordination impairments. Emily undergoes numerous therapeutic treatments weekly and had a device implanted in her brain
At age 15, Haley noticed small dots and bruises on her body. Suddenly her life changed forever when she learned that she had acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She endured grueling treatments resulting in fatigue, pain, nausea and hair loss. At one point, Haley developed a clot in her brain causing terrifying speech and mobility difficulties. Wishes
Isabella, a loving and bubbly baby, had a big heart, literally and figuratively. Due to her enlarged heart (caused by Ebstein’s Anomaly), and Pulmonary Artesia, Isabella braved three open-heart surgeries, throughout which she never stopped expressing her love through smiles and cuddles. She proved that it is not the size of a heart that counts,
Mike is a bright 8th grader who loves to visit the science museum, play on the computer and build model rockets. In April, he began to develop headaches. Then one evening his mom noticed he was walking funny and the next morning the left side of his tongue went numb. They soon discovered Mike had
Friends & family, exploring Uptown, keeping up on shows of Grey’s Anatomy and playing with the iTouch are all things a regular, healthy, 18-year-old girl has on her mind, and Natalie was no exception. That is until she was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma and her life was forced to change a little bit. All the
