Archive for the ‘Wish Kids’ Category

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June

A Hero’s Welcome!

Coming home to a hero’s welcome is a quite a privilege. It’s reserved for some of life’s most special moments.
Crossing a finish line after riding 300 miles from Traverse City to Chelsea to help grant wishes to amazing Michigan kids, well that’s one of those moments.
The Wish-A-Mile 300 Bicycle Tour (WAM) on July 22-25 will [...]
3
June

Fan Mail!

Nearly every day in Michigan, a wish is granted. It is amazing knowing at a particular moment, a child is on a  magical wish  experience. What is even  more fun is opening the mail in the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan offices and getting a photo, a letter or a drawing from a child just home from [...]
20
May

It started with a wish…

A twist of fate was ahead for Ellie Andrus…

…but if Ellie, at 17 and diagnosed with leukemia, knew what the future held, just maybe the twist and sometimes cruel turns ahead of her, would have brought a smile now and again.

Ellie was a senior in high school. Battling senioritis was her biggest health concern – [...]
6
May

Macy’s Believes!

“Believe” and “Thanks” are two words that are echoed daily throughout the Make-A-Wish community. Our families have to believe, and when wishes come true, heartfelt thanks can’t begin to tell the whole story.
When wishes are granted for our Michigan children, the story begins with a family on a heartfelt journey. At the Make-A-Wish Foundation of [...]
22
April

A Celebration of Global Wishes!

On April 29, there will be a little more wishing going on as our inaugural World Wish Day celebrates and honors global wish granting.
As the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Michigan, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of America and Make-A-Wish Foundation® International come together in celebration of 30 years of wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions, one little [...]
8
April

Volunteers Make Dreams Come True!

For more than 26 years, hundreds of volunteers have generously contributed their time and talents to change the world, one wish at a time. Volunteers are a valued, indispensable asset to our organization. It is because of their commitment and support that we are able to grant incredible wishes to every eligible child and host [...]
25
March

Brendan’s journey…to Walt Disney World® Resort

We shared Brendan’s brave journey in an earlier blog, and his story touched so many of us so we wanted to provide a little update on his wish.

Brendan, diagnosed with Medulloblastoma – cancer of the brain and spinal cord, received the OK from his doctors to travel, and he and his family went on his [...]
11
February

Brendan’s Brave Journey

It was a mixture of love and anger that prompted Krista to post on Facebook the excruciating photo of her son Brendan during craniospinal radiation treatment.
The photo was posted with a simple caption, “The next time you think you’re having a bad day…”
When Erica, Brendan’s wish manager at the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan, saw the [...]