Hello everyone!
I am new to the boards, just registered today! I have been reading some of the wish trip reports for a few weeks now since we recieved a letter from our local Make A Wish chapter about our daughter Kara! Our daughter Kara who is 4 was diagnosed with a grade 2 diffuse astrocytoma brain tumor after undergoing brain surgery on October 26, 2012. Kara was always a healthy, bright child, always did everything early so this came hitting us out of nowhere like a semi truck! The only signs we had were seizures about 2 weeks before, blank faces with drooling, that I thought was acid reflux. A trip to the ER on a sunday morning, then we were taken by a team to John's Hopkins Hospital. Kara is doing great after having 90% of the tumor removed, she is back at preschool with her friends and no more siezures! We went back this past week for another MRI and they think the tumor might be growing so we will go back next week to start her on a chemo plan.
Im new to all of the medical stuff too. Our social worker (Lori) at Hopkins is the wonderful person who refered Kara for her wish!
We are so excited for Kara she deserves this for all she has been through! When the letter came in the mail, we started asking Kara what wish she would want? There was no thinkiIng about it - she wants to see Ariel and the princess castle! About a week after the letter, I got a call from one of her "wish grantors" (Kelly), after talking a few times we have a date for her and (Sherry) the other "wish grantor" to come over to see Kara. That date is set for Feb 10, 2013! Kara is so excited to meet her wish friends! After Kara's wish is aproved i will start a pre-trip report!
I am looking forward to reading more trips and making new friends!