Wishes Granted

Here are just a few of the over 1,500 wishes Wishes Can Happen has granted over the past 35 years!

Laura

Wishes Can Happen does many wishes for children in Amish Country. We received this wish request via a letter from Laura, since the family is Amish and has no phone. Her wish was granted inside…

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Lauren

All Lauren wanted was a golf cart so she could drive around the neighborhood and visit her friends.

“Your kindness has made a very positive impact on Lauren’s life during this very trying time. You have…

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Layla

Layla spent two hard-fought years waiting for her magical trip to Orlando and the theme parks. When she, her twin sister, brother and parents finally arrived, it was the moment of a lifetime. Check out…

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Leanna

Having completed treatments for cancer, Leanna chose a Spring Break trip with family and friends. In her own words, "Here are some photos! We had such an amazing time on our trip! …

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Lejandro

LeJandro is a thoughtful young man who is also a hard worker. For his wish, he wanted to make his vehicle safer for him to drive to school and work. Wishes Can Happen…

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LeJon

LeJon's Best Buy shopping spree was the bomb! Traveling with his mom, nurse and wish granter, he was greeted with two Best Buy personal shoppers, Mike and Anthony, at the door.. Between the…

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Lena

Lena loves to be outdoors. The wish is for a camper that can be used when they go camping. They go to a property with a cabin on it for recreation, but the bedrooms…

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Levi

Levi's face is priceless when he's told he's going to Disney!

Doesn’t this picture about say it all? This was Levi’s precious face, captured at the exact moment he was told that he was going to…

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Levi

After finishing treatment for cancer, Levi decided on a wish - to visit all the amusement parks that put Florida on the map! His favorite park was Universal because of the rides and…

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Lillian

Lillian was born with many congenital heart problems that required her to have multiple open heart surgeries and will require life-long attention. When offered a wish at seven years old, Lillian didn't have to…

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Lincoln

Lincoln was diagnosed with stage 4 high risk Neuroblastoma with an ALK mutation, a mutation where the cancer cells will outsmart the chemotherapy. He had 6 rounds of chemotherapy and then started his stem cell…

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Logan

A seemingly healthy athletic young man, dreaming of all the things that seniors in high school dream about – prom, graduation, senior trips. But what he never could have dreamed became a reality when he…

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Loryn

Loryn chose to visit Disney for two days and then travel to Jacksonville, FL, where she and her family stayed on a beach resort. The family had two days of fun at Adventure Landing (a…

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Lucianna

Lucianna has faced more challenges in her life than most could ever imagine - so you can imagine how thrilled we were to grant her heartfelt wish! We surprised her the Sweet 16 Wish-A-Thon…

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Luka

Because of Luka's condition, he is unable to fly commercially. The family loaded up their handicapped accessible van and drove to a beautiful town in Florida. They enjoyed a wonderful week in the…

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Lyric

Lyric and her family had a wonderful time on their cruise. Lyric's favorite moment was her surprise swim with the dolphins in Jamaica!

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Macy

After recovering from a brain tumor, Macy's wish took her to the beautiful island of Maui. When asked what she might want to do there, she said 'relaxing would be just fine.' Relax…

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Madison

Madison was born with Truncus Arteriosus and DiGeorge syndrome. Within hours of her birth, she was rushed into her first major surgery. With a hole in the heart and one ventricle, the doctors had to…

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Madison

A "big reveal" was held at Madison's school with her entire kindergarten class in attendance. Diagnosed with a rare condition that will require life-long care, Madison couldn't wait to meet the princesses at Disney.…

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Marcus

3 night stay at Staybridge Suites where the family was provided a welcome basket of snacks.
Family of 5 attended OSU football game and Marching Band Skull Session immediately prior.
Visited LEGO Land Discovery Center and COSI.…

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Maria

Maria loves to sit outside and enjoy the beautiful scenery at her home in the country. So it made sense for her to wish for a new patio where she can sit outside and visit…

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Marquia

Marquia and her sister are inseparable. When a hospital admission threatened to postpone Marquia's wish trip, her sister never left her side, night or day. When they were finally on the long-awaited wish…

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Maryna

Maryna was diagnosed with a brain tumor right before her 14th birthday. Her battle has been long, but she has faced it with the same resolve that earned her a prestigious membership into the National…

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Matthew

Little Matthew likes everything that other little boys love -- trains, planes and automobiles. But what thrills him more than anything is John Deere stuff! And who has more "stuff" than our very own Hartville…

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McKenzie

McKenzie was diagnosed with a rare type of Multiple Sclerosis that caused near paralysis quickly that will cause life-long treatment. At just 16 years old, the wish trip was a wonderful gift for this…

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Melina

Disney... our most popular wish for sure. But granting the heartfelt magical wish of a beauty like Melina, while making a forever memory with her little sister ... well, it never gets old! …

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Melissa

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Micah

Micah wanted to see Mickey and so off he went on a big jet plane!

Micah was born with hypoplastic left heart and has endured many painful surgeries and procedures in his young life, but he…

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Micah

Micah was born with a heart condition ultimately requiring a heart transplant at 7-1/2 years old. We sent him on a wish to Give Kids the World. Years later at 15 years old,…

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Michael

Michael is one very special little person. While his mobility has been limited due to his 13Q Deletion condition, he doesn't let that slow him down! He loves more than anything to be…

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