Unwrap the Power of a Wish
Turn waiting into wonder for children with critical illnesses
More than 10,000 children are waiting for their wish. All eligible children deserve the hope and joy a wish can provide.
More than 10,000 children are waiting for their wish. All eligible children deserve the hope and joy a wish can provide.
A child is diagnosed with a critical illness and becomes eligible for a wish every 25 seconds.
A child is diagnosed with a critical illness and becomes eligible for a wish every 25 seconds.
More than 93% of wish parents said the wish created happy lasting memories and increased family bonding.
More than 93% of wish parents said the wish created happy lasting memories and increased family bonding.
98% of wish children and parents agree the wish experience is important for every child with a critical illness.
98% of wish children and parents agree the wish experience is important for every child with a critical illness.
Your donation will help make wishes come true
While the holiday season is a time when many families come together to celebrate, for children with critical illnesses the time can be spent facing isolation, anxiety, and difficult treatments. But a wish can offer something extraordinary – a transformative journey that brings hope, strength, and lasting joy.
You can turn waiting into wonder this holiday season for the 10,000 children waiting for their wishes to be granted.
How you can help bring childhood back
For children undergoing treatment for a critical illness, they joy of the holiday season is stolen, replaced by anxiety and isolation. Imagine the difference a wish-come-true could make for a child like this. That’s why we are asking for your help now, to restore lost childhood when it is needed most.
Our Wish Stories
I wish to be a maid of honor in a wedding
Spyroula from Greece was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer as a child, a painful and traumatic experience that shaped her early years. As an imaginative 8-year-old, her wish was to be a maid of honor in a wedding
I wish to have a soft elephant toy
Binaya is a quiet and gentle four-year-old, currently living with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She fi nds joy in simple moments, especially when building little worlds with her colorful blocks.
I wish for a battery-powered car
Defne Nuran is tiny but mighty, full of energy, giggles and big dreams. At just three years old, she is living with a brain tumor, but that hasn’t slowed her down one bit.