Make a Wish (and other organizations!) - Wish Trippers...UNITE!! Volume 2!

[pacrosby]

Okay, I've been a lurker here for MONTHS now, I've read through every single page of BOTH WishTripper threads, and a number of trip reports, so I thought it was about time that I "outted" myself.

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Hi Kelly.......WELCOME!

Did you REALLY read EVERY single page of both Wish Trippers UNITE??????

I actually only found the disboards 10 days ago but it feels like I've been around for months. Everyone is so welcoming here.....and helpful! Our trip planning (well, I should say MY, unless there's a mouse in my pocket - no pun intended ) has been a whirlwind. We got final approval on 11/6 and we are leaving 12/10. You, however, will have the benefit of many carefree, calm and casual months of planning. Enjoy it. There's soooo much to learn.

btw: love the px!!

Pamela

Matty's Wish Trip http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2325607

 

[Savannah's Mami]

Just got an email. We will be meeting our MAW volunteers on Saturday night to go over our "packet"......I am beyond excited!!!!

I have more questions to all who have gone...
What are the 5 Do's you would recommend - and the
5 Don'ts...

 

[pacrosby]

Hi my name is Tina my son keith just found out that he gets to make a wish from the make a wish foundation in ohio

We are new to this his wish is to go to Disney world we are waiting to hear from the wish granters to see what day they are coming to visit. Keith is so excited he is a 14 yr old boy who has cerable palsey and he has a vp shunt. Keith was born at 23 weeks weighing 1 lb 8 oz keith cant walk he is in a wheel chair and he has a mind of a 5 yr old on oct 13th of this year keith shunt started messing up so i took him the the hospital and found out his brain was growing but his skull wasnt so they had to make his skull bigger he spent 22 days in the hospital we had alot of ups and downs on thursday nov.5 is when he came home from the hospital and the same day we found out he gets to make a wish..

Hi Tina!!! and welcome to the Wish Trip clan! I'm glad to hear Keith will be getting his Wish granted. I hope you get dates soon but even without them you can always enjoy alittle planning (can never be too prepared right?)

I look forward to following along with you

Matty's Wish Trip http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2325607

 

[pacrosby]

Just a heads up, especially to the families who will be going on their trips in December (like us!). HGTV is having a special on WDW....something like "Behind the Magic - Holidays at WDW" on 11/29 @ 8 o'clock!!!! How fun is thatf

Pamela

Matty's Wish Trip http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2325607

 

[pacrosby]

One last fun tidbit I had to share.

Dh went to WDW for the first (of only two) times in 1972. He, his Mom and Dad, and 3 older brothers drove from Metro Boston to Orlando in a '60- something station wagon (ohhhhhh the good ol days) to stay at the Polynesian Resort for a week. He and I got to talking about the cost comparison of a trip waaaaaaaay back then vs. now and he decided to use a service he subscribes to get some real numbers. Are you ready??????


In 1972 the cost of a ticket to the Magic Kingdom was, for an adult, $3.50-$3.75; for a Junior (ages 12-17) $2.50-$2.75; and for a child (3-11) $1.00 - $1.25

ok, so where did I leave my Time Traveling Machine??????????

Pamela

Matty's Wish Trip http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2325607

 

[pacrosby]

Just got an email. We will be meeting our MAW volunteers on Saturday night to go over our "packet"......I am beyond excited!!!!

I have more questions to all who have gone...
What are the 5 Do's you would recommend - and the
5 Don'ts...

Do you mean Do's and Don'ts of the initial meeting?

 

[yinyanggirls]

We got our dates for April !!!

I've been waiting anxiously for so many reasons including, starting a PTR!
Here's my first crack at it...
Princess Phoebe's Pre-WISH-Trip Report (4/17/10)

 

[yinyanggirls]

Our trip planning (well, I should say MY, unless there's a mouse in my pocket - no pun intended ) has been a whirlwind. We got final approval on 11/6 and we are leaving 12/10. You, however, will have the benefit of many carefree, calm and casual months of planning. Enjoy it. There's soooo much to learn.

Pamela, I was thinking the time in between your approval and your trip is about how long we've waited for replies from our chapter. But I am very glad that we have a long wait, rather than a very short one because I would be going insane. You seem to be taking it all in stride.

 

[yinyanggirls]

In 1972 the cost of a ticket to the Magic Kingdom was, for an adult, $3.50-$3.75; for a Junior (ages 12-17) $2.50-$2.75; and for a child (3-11) $1.00 - $1.25

ok, so where did I leave my Time Traveling Machine??????????

My DH and I grew up in So Cal and went to DL many times growing up. We still refer to somethings as an "E" Ticket ride. Maybe it was the innocence of youth, or the pre-expansion of Disney, but it didn't seem like a huge ordeal to buy tickets back then (late 70s, early 80s). Thanks for sharing those numbers.

 

[Momofwishkid]

One last fun tidbit I had to share.

Dh went to WDW for the first (of only two) times in 1972. He, his Mom and Dad, and 3 older brothers drove from Metro Boston to Orlando in a '60- something station wagon (ohhhhhh the good ol days) to stay at the Polynesian Resort for a week. He and I got to talking about the cost comparison of a trip waaaaaaaay back then vs. now and he decided to use a service he subscribes to get some real numbers. Are you ready??????


In 1972 the cost of a ticket to the Magic Kingdom was, for an adult, $3.50-$3.75; for a Junior (ages 12-17) $2.50-$2.75; and for a child (3-11) $1.00 - $1.25

ok, so where did I leave my Time Traveling Machine?????????
Pamela

Matty's Wish Trip http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2325607

I wonder if this was when you had to pay to get in and pay for the rides seperatley??

 

[Momofwishkid]

We got our dates for April !!!

I've been waiting anxiously for so many reasons including, starting a PTR!
Here's my first crack at it...
Princess Phoebe's Pre-WISH-Trip Report (4/17/10)

How exciting!! Im going to check out your PTR right now.

 

[motherof4greatkids]

Keith,s Pretrip Report

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Hi i hope i do this pretrip report right. We dont have dates yet but i thought i should get started..

My beautiful son Keith is my MAW kid. K eith was born at 23 weeks he only weighed 1lb 8oz and 13 inchs long when he was born. He had some many things wrong with him. When he was about 2 weeks old he was strong enough to have surgery to have the shunt put in. Keith was on a breathing machine for about 3 months. When he was first born the doctors told me he had a 50 chance he would live. They also told me that he would never be able to do anything as he gets older. I was only 15 yrs old when i had keith all the doctors told me to put him in a home where nurses can take care of him. I told those doctors that he is my son ill take care of him. My ex husband who is the father of my kids drank all the time. Not once did he come visit his son. I was young and not a thinker at that age so no matter what my ex husband did i stayed with him.. I had my 2 girls later with the same guy that i should of left. But i was young and not a thinker so i stayed.. When i finally found out that i was haveing Katlyn who is 9 yrs old i left being 8 months along with 2 other kids. All i can say is thank god for my mom. She has always been there for me and my kids..

About 2 yrs ago i met this wonderful man Sean who i love with all my heart my kids love him. Our plan is when we go to Disney World we want to stay a few extra days and get married there.. I think that would be so amazing Im so excited i cant wait..

So now our family includes Me im mom Tina age 30 Sean dad age 39 ( dont tell him i put his age) Keith our MAW kid age 14 Sarina big sister age 12 Katlyn little sister age 9 shell be 10 on 1-15 and little brother zach age 8 hell be 9 on 1-4 and grandma lynn my mom age 49 this is our family...

Ok back to Keith he has Cerable Palsey (CP) he has had lots of surgerys weve been threw ups and downs On October 13th Keith had a bad headache and voimiting when he finally open his eyes i notice that keith,s eyes were crosssed i rushed him to the ER and when we finally got in the back the doctor said he had The NIHI FLU he didnt have a cold so i told them to admit him and do a CT where they found that his brain was pushing against his skull there was no room, so they did surgery to put a ICP moniter in to check the pressure and found out it was in the 80,s it should only be 12 for his age. They also put his shunt thing on the out side of his chest.
A few days later they took the ICP out and left his shunt out i didnt like that. On Oct 21 he had his skull made bigger. Everything went fine with that a few days later i was laying in the hospital bed with keith he was sleeping and holding my hand when he had a seizer i was so scared i started crying didnt know what was going on i paged the nurse when she came in keith had another one then all kinds of people came in. Keith had 7 seizers in 30 minutes. They took him to surgery again and put a different thing in his chest it was still his shunt but different. Afew days after that he started doing good I was so happy i wanted to go home so did keith now its Halloween keith wants to go trick or treating they would not let him go home he still had one more surgery to do they had to put the shunt back in. Ok now its Nov. 5 My mom is at the hospital with keith im home getting stuff together keith comes home today. My phone rings and its a women from MAW she told me that my son can make a wish and she asked me questions about keith and said his wish granters would be calling to set up a day and time to visit. I was so happy my baby got a wish and gets to come home the same day. Keith was in the hospital 22 days this time wish it was the last.. Ok i hope this is ok ill write more later thanks for reading

 

[Savannah's Mami]

Do you mean Do's and Don'ts of the initial meeting?

Sorry! I am so sick ... holiday season and Savvy decided to share her boogie cold with me... I am just so excited....hmmm...have I mentioned this??

I meant 5 do's and don'ts from your trip....

 

[maroo]

Just got an email. We will be meeting our MAW volunteers on Saturday night to go over our "packet"......I am beyond excited!!!!

I have more questions to all who have gone...
What are the 5 Do's you would recommend - and the
5 Don'ts...

I will start with the don'ts...

* Only you know your kids - don't "overdo" the first few days. We did this and our wish child got really sick (hospital sick) and we missed 2 days of the trip.

* Don't forget to drink lots of water - it is FREE at Disney Counter Service Locations (ice water) and will keep you energized!

* Don't forget to take your camera, plenty of batteries and a good memory card. You may want to "dump" your memory card each night. GKTW can do this for you, too, just ask at the front desk.

* Don't forget to bring a full extra bag with you to be able to take stuff home. Trust me.

* Don't miss CHRISTMAS at GKTW - if you are there on a Thursday night!

Then the DO's!!

* Don't miss your don't miss attractions. Each family has a different set of "I can't miss that" attractions and shows. Your trip will be different from any other you have seen on the DIS and any you have taken before. Make a list of the must do's for each member of the family and make sure you cross those off.

* If you are staying at GKTW - plan to spend some time there on your trip - there is a lot to discover.

* Each family has a magical moment...Sometimes it is something a CM has said or done for your family. Sometimes it is a character encounter. But every single family that has gone has had a special magical moment - Enjoy it! You will remember it forever.

* Check out the special lounges for Wish Families and VIP Lounges that Wish Families have access to. These are a great place to rest!

* Take LOTS of pictures. Take pictures of your surroundings - not just "face" shots - your surroundings will be something you will want to remember, too. Especially at GKTW.

Just a heads up, especially to the families who will be going on their trips in December (like us!). HGTV is having a special on WDW....something like "Behind the Magic - Holidays at WDW" on 11/29 @ 8 o'clock!!!! How fun is thatf

Pamela

Matty's Wish Trip http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2325607

Thank you so much for this information!

We got our dates for April !!!

I've been waiting anxiously for so many reasons including, starting a PTR!
Here's my first crack at it...
Princess Phoebe's Pre-WISH-Trip Report (4/17/10)

Awesome! I will put a link to this on the first page of the Wish Trippers thread!

Sorry! I am so sick ... holiday season and Savvy decided to share her boogie cold with me... I am just so excited....hmmm...have I mentioned this??

I meant 5 do's and don'ts from your trip....

Oh no! I am so sorry you are sick! I hope you feel better very soon!

 

[motherof4greatkids]

Hi i just wanted to see if my son,s pretrip report was ok did anyone get a chance to read it?

 

[chrissid7]

Keith,s Pretrip Report

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Hi i hope i do this pretrip report right. We dont have dates yet but i thought i should get started..

My beautiful son Keith is my MAW kid. K eith was born at 23 weeks he only weighed 1lb 8oz and 13 inchs long when he was born. He had some many things wrong with him. When he was about 2 weeks old he was strong enough to have surgery to have the shunt put in. Keith was on a breathing machine for about 3 months. When he was first born the doctors told me he had a 50 chance he would live. They also told me that he would never be able to do anything as he gets older. I was only 15 yrs old when i had keith all the doctors told me to put him in a home where nurses can take care of him. I told those doctors that he is my son ill take care of him. My ex husband who is the father of my kids drank all the time. Not once did he come visit his son. I was young and not a thinker at that age so no matter what my ex husband did i stayed with him.. I had my 2 girls later with the same guy that i should of left. But i was young and not a thinker so i stayed.. When i finally found out that i was haveing Katlyn who is 9 yrs old i left being 8 months along with 2 other kids. All i can say is thank god for my mom. She has always been there for me and my kids..

About 2 yrs ago i met this wonderful man Sean who i love with all my heart my kids love him. Our plan is when we go to Disney World we want to stay a few extra days and get married there.. I think that would be so amazing Im so excited i cant wait..

So now our family includes Me im mom Tina age 30 Sean dad age 39 ( dont tell him i put his age) Keith our MAW kid age 14 Sarina big sister age 12 Katlyn little sister age 9 shell be 10 on 1-15 and little brother zach age 8 hell be 9 on 1-4 and grandma lynn my mom age 49 this is our family...

Ok back to Keith he has Cerable Palsey (CP) he has had lots of surgerys weve been threw ups and downs On October 13th Keith had a bad headache and voimiting when he finally open his eyes i notice that keith,s eyes were crosssed i rushed him to the ER and when we finally got in the back the doctor said he had The NIHI FLU he didnt have a cold so i told them to admit him and do a CT where they found that his brain was pushing against his skull there was no room, so they did surgery to put a ICP moniter in to check the pressure and found out it was in the 80,s it should only be 12 for his age. They also put his shunt thing on the out side of his chest.
A few days later they took the ICP out and left his shunt out i didnt like that. On Oct 21 he had his skull made bigger. Everything went fine with that a few days later i was laying in the hospital bed with keith he was sleeping and holding my hand when he had a seizer i was so scared i started crying didnt know what was going on i paged the nurse when she came in keith had another one then all kinds of people came in. Keith had 7 seizers in 30 minutes. They took him to surgery again and put a different thing in his chest it was still his shunt but different. Afew days after that he started doing good I was so happy i wanted to go home so did keith now its Halloween keith wants to go trick or treating they would not let him go home he still had one more surgery to do they had to put the shunt back in. Ok now its Nov. 5 My mom is at the hospital with keith im home getting stuff together keith comes home today. My phone rings and its a women from MAW she told me that my son can make a wish and she asked me questions about keith and said his wish granters would be calling to set up a day and time to visit. I was so happy my baby got a wish and gets to come home the same day. Keith was in the hospital 22 days this time wish it was the last.. Ok i hope this is ok ill write more later thanks for reading

Oh my Gosh Keith has been through so much. You all really deserve this trip!!
I would like to recommend that you copy and paste this into your trip report so that you can cave a link all your own for people to subscribe to....I will subscribe!

 

[motherof4greatkids]

Oh my Gosh Keith has been through so much. You all really deserve this trip!!
I would like to recommend that you copy and paste this into your trip report so that you can cave a link all your own for people to subscribe to....I will subscribe!

Hi thank you how do i do that i mean where do i find the trip report?

 

[maroo]

Hi thank you how do i do that i mean where do i find the trip report?

Check your Private Messages - I sent you a message with instructions on how to write a pre-trip report and where to put it. Hope that helps!!

 

[maroo]

Keith's Pre Trip report has begun!


CLICK HERE for Keith's Pre Trip report!

 

[motherof4greatkids]

Thank you Maroo your very helpful