Wish Impact
When a wish comes true, it creates strength, hope
and transformation in a child – and a community.
When a wish comes true, it creates strength, hope and transformation in a child – and a community.
The Impact of a Wish
When children are living with critical illness, so much of normal childhood is taken away from them — it is exhausting, both emotionally and physically. A wish is something that gives children the opportunity to look outside their illness — it restores a sense of childhood back to the child and normalcy back to the family.
Research shows, that a wish can provide improved physical, emotional, and social well-being and inspiration of hope and optimism. 98% of wish children and their parents agree that a wish is important for every child who is living with a critical illness.
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585,000
More than 585,000 wishes granted worldwide since 1980.
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A CHILD IS DIAGNOSED WITH A CRITICAL ILLNESS AND BECOMES ELIGIBLE FOR A WISH EVERY 25 SECONDS.
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40 international affiliates grant wishes for children in nearly 50 countries, on 6 continents.
Just a Few Facts
★ Wishes lead to increased joy and happiness for wish children, parents, and siblings.
★ Wish families described increased resilience and self-reliance during the wish journey.
★ Wishes create room for new hope, and motivation to achieve goals.
★ Wishes provide a welcome distraction from the child’s illness and treatment.
★ Wishes facilitate a sense of family togetherness and normalcy.
★ Wishes lead to increased joy and happiness for wish children, parents, and siblings.
★ Wish families described increased resilience and self-reliance during the wish journey.
★ Wishes create room for new hope, and motivation to achieve goals.
★ Wishes provide a welcome distraction from the child’s illness and treatment.
★ Wishes facilitate a sense of family togetherness and normalcy.
Prevalence and Incidence
Our research indicates that a child is diagnosed with a critical illness and becomes eligible for a wish every 25 seconds across Make-A-Wish International Affiliate countries and territories. The most common categories of qualifying conditions are blood conditions, neurological conditions, cancer and kidney conditions.
A wish is a carefully planned journey, designed to complement a child’s medical treatment, and give them the hope, strength and joy they need to fight their illness.
★Wish Capture
★Wish Design
★Wish Realization
★Wish Effects
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