My 7 year old daughter, Michaela, has Down Syndrome and was just diagnosed with leukemia on Dec. 7. She is doing well with treatments and has a very good prognosis. We were told she qualifies for a wish. We had been planning a trip to Disney in spring of 2006, so we thought we'd go ahead and make that her wish. But the more I've read about wishes, the more I want to make sure this is her wish and not mine. For those of you with kids with mental handicaps, how did you explain MAW to your kids? She's a very high functioning child, but I don't know how to explain this so she gets what she wants. Thanks for any advice you can give.
Jenny
Jenny