Wishing up on a Star

The Make - A - Wish Foundation is one of the world’s most well known charities; its mission is to “grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.”

A few months ago, I referred Jake to the Make - A - Wish Foundation through its official website, and with the help of his wonderful pediatrician, Jake was approved as a wish child. Today, two wonderful volunteers from the foundation came to visit Jake, in the pouring rain mind you. Once again, this just goes to show the generosity and kindness that exist amongst people, and we are so very grateful to witness and experience that. Indeed, Jake has opened our hearts and eyes to see the best things in life which can not be measured by money or anything else we normally value in life.

The volunteers asked us some questions about Jake, and we had to sign some papers. No big deal, then, they popped the question: “So what is your wish?” They asked us the question since Jake is non-verbal.

My husband and I each had a wish idea. His was to convert one room into an exercise room for Jake, and purchase some exercise equipments that we couldn’t otherwise afford to buy for him. My idea was to bring Jake to Florida to attend a swim with the dolphins program for special needs children. The volunteers were genuinely excited about both of our ideas, and to my surprise, they said that none of the families they visited in the past has ever mentioned either one of our ideas, and they have been doing this for over 15 years. Wow, I guess we are just that original, huhnnnnn. :-)

We will be super excited no matter which wish the Foundation grants for Jake. Not a bad day after all, right? Considering we woke up at 6AM this morning only to find Jake burning up with a 104 fever. He had an easy day after that, his chores for the day were pretty much take naps, or watch TV, or eat and drink.