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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

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Each month, more than 13,000 children are diagnosed with cancer.

Each month, more than 13,000 children are diagnosed with cancer.

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Cancer is one of the most common condition categories affecting wish children.

Cancer is one of the most common condition categories affecting wish children.

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A wish begins with hope, you can help to grant a wish for a child with cancer, today.

A wish begins with hope, you can help to grant a wish for a child with cancer, today.

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Jerida’s Wish

At 16, Jerida dreamed of becoming a tailor and worked tirelessly to save for sewing training and her first sewing machine. Just as that goal was within reach, she was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, and her savings went toward treatment. During her care, Jerida discovered a sewing class for patients, reigniting her passion. When Make-A-Wish® met her, she wished for a sewing machine. This life-changing wish was more than a gift, it was an opportunity to continue pursuing her future and reclaim a dream interrupted by illness.

Read More Wish Stories

I wish to be a vet
A child wearing a green bandana smiles while holding a soft toy parrot and a craft kit containing three unpainted animal figurines, perfect for Mia’s wish to be a vet.

I wish to be a vet

Just seven years old, but full of confidence, curiosity and imagination. Mia is a little girl who adores animals, especially parrots and dragons, and dreams of exciting adventures in faraway places. If she could choose any superpower, she would fly.

Read Mia’s Story
I wish to be a pilot
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I wish to be a pilot

Twelve-year-old Sarunya is a bright, outgoing girl whose warmth and determination shine through in everything she does. Despite living with B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (B-ALL), she continues to embrace life with remarkable positivity, filling her days with the things she loves most.

Read Sarunya’s Story
I wish to be an astronaut
A young boy sits on a grey sofa holding a space-themed birthday cake and a soft elephant toy, surrounded by space-themed presents, a telescope, a sign saying Happy Wish Day! Zulkifli, and two blue balloons.

I wish to be an astronaut

Eight-year-old Zulkifli is a curious, imaginative boy with a deep love for the stars. Since he was just 9 months old, he has bravely faced the challenges of congenital heart disease, yet his sense of wonder has never dimmed.

Read Zulkifli’s Story
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About Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

As children in many parts of the world go back to school, for children undergoing treatment for cancer there is no return to normality, no catching up with friends or recounting their adventures over the break. This typical childhood experience is replaced by uncertainty and isolation. There are missed opportunities and endless hospital visits. There is worry in their parents’ eyes and uncertainty about the future.

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For a child facing cancer, hope is essential. Each month, more than 13,000 children are diagnosed with cancer across Make-A-Wish territories. When cancer strikes, everything changes. That moment of diagnosis can replace a child’s hope for the future with fear and anxiety. A wish has the power to restore hope when it’s needed most.