Wishes
I wish to be a unicorn with magical powers
Didiana’s wish was a magical adventure from start to finish, she said that she had “the best day ever!”, and it gave herself and her parents hope for brighter days ahead.
I wish to be a real mermaid
Erika is 10 years old and her wish was ‘to be a real mermaid’ with a blue and sea-green tail, just like her favorite mermaid, as she loves going swimming in the pool or at the beach.
I wish to have a yellow house in my garden
Isabella dreamed of having her own yellow house out her back garden, where she could cuddle her kittens, cook her own yummy food, and invite her friends over to join her for a cup of tea!
I wish to swim with sea lions
18 year old Amira’s wish was to swim with sea lions. Amira has an inflammatory disease which causes her body to swell and bruise. Sometimes it is hard for her to find comfort from the pain.
I wish to go to Europa Park
7-year-old Nick, from Germany, has spent much of his life so far in hospital, away from his loved ones. Nick’s wish is to spend a day with his family at Germany’s largest theme park.
I wish to hear my favourite Ed Sheeran songs live with my family
8-year-old Ailina can’t speak but you can see the pure joy she feels when she listens to music. Seeing her joy gives her family hope and relief from the daily worries of parenting a critically ill child.
I wish to fly in a hot air balloon
Nitzan’s wish was to ‘fly in a hot air balloon’ with her family – what an amazing wish! They left early in the morning, and took off at sunrise. Nitzan felt like she was in some kind of a dream…
I wish to be a zookeeper
Elise has a big love for animals, so it was no surprise that her wish was ‘to be a zookeeper’! Her wish day started off with a picnic with her family at ‘Elephants of Asia’ in Singapore Zoo.
I wish to have a kitchen playset
Naura is living with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and has been waiting almost a year for her wish to be granted. Her wish was ‘to have a kitchen playset’, as she enjoys helping her mother with the cooking.
I wish to ‘have a tea party as a princess in a castle, dressed up pretty with mommy’.
Eva is a very brave girl living with neuroblastoma – she is not afraid of doctors, infusions or anesthesia masks. She has been undergoing treatment for most of her childhood – two years, in fact.
I only have one leg, but I am a professional athlete
Javier is a professional athlete who has competed in the Pan American Games in 2019, and ranked in 4th place! He is now focusing on improving his performance and training for the next one!
Give Hope to Future Artists, like Milán
Milán, aged 16, from Germany is living with collagen VI-related myopathy, but that doesn’t stop him from drawing. Check out Milán’s story and amazing artwork!
Make-A-Wish showed me that there is nothing impossible, that dreams are the engine of life and that you only need to believe, have faith and hope.
Camila, once a wish kid, and with her left leg amputated due to her illness, is now a pediatric nurse, a Make-A-Wish Chile volunteer, and a highly-performed athlete!
I wish to fly on a two-rotor helicopter in the Italian Army
Simon had acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and his wish was to “fly on a two-rotor helicopter in the Italian Army”.
Want to know how we granted his wish?
Richard’s wish is to have a computer, but a Wish Drone came to his front door!
Even during these uncertain times, we are still trying every possible way to grant wishes to our Wish Children, with even more creativity. This time, it’s a Drone…