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Trinidad, 13, Chile, chronic respiratory failure

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Make-A-Wish International Appeals for Help to Unwrap the Power of a Wish This Holiday Season 
A young girl, part of Make-A-Wish International Appeals for Help to Unwrap the Power of a Wish This Holiday Season, smiles in a tiara and fur vest, holding chocolate cake and a star wand before silver balloons and a black background.

Make-A-Wish International Appeals for Help to Unwrap the Power of a Wish This Holiday Season 

Make-A-Wish International Launches Global Appeal for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Featuring New Animated Campaign
A young child in a wheelchair, wearing a blue surgical cap and white coat, looks at a clipboard held by a medical professional. Two adults in medical attire are present, one partially visible, assisting the child.

Make-A-Wish International Launches Global Appeal for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Featuring New Animated Campaign

Make-A-Wish International Presents Groundbreaking Research on the Long-Term Impact of Wish Granting at Pediatric Oncology Conference
Two women stand smiling in front of a scientific poster titled “Wish-Granting Interventions to Promote Positive Emotions in Children with Critical Illnesses and Their Families” at a conference. Both wear black jackets.

Make-A-Wish International Presents Groundbreaking Research on the Long-Term Impact of Wish Granting at Pediatric Oncology Conference

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