Unwrap the Power of a Wish

Wishes bring a range of benefits to the health and well-being of children with critical illnesses and their families

This holiday season, 200,000 children will be diagnosed with a critical illness and become eligible for a wish.

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98% of wish children and parents agree the wish experience is important for every child with a critical illness.

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 Have A 16th Birthday Party

I Wish To Have A 16th Birthday Party

Sara was born with congenital myopathy, a rare disease that affects the muscles, causing progressive and degenerative atrophy. Her 16th birthday party was the realization of a beautiful Wish, symbolizing her victory over difficulties.

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I Wish To Be a Scientist

I Wish To Be a Scientist

Despite living with a rare genetic disorder called Loeys-Dietz syndrome, 10-year old Elias from Italy always saw life as being full of possiblity, with his cheerful enthusiasm, zest for life and great appetite for learning evident to all who knew him.

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