Make a Wish (and other organizations) ~ Wish Trippers UNITE! Volume FIVE!!

[Kenziema]

Thanks for all the help everyone!

We leave for our trip in the morning. We're super excited! I
'll post pictures as things happen on my facebook page *find info on that on the PTR*

Melynda

Have a magical trip

 

[alyssaswish]

We're trying for the week before or after Thanksgiving, really want to do The Xmas party. I'm thinking of asking DH into extending ours a few days as well. Our onc told us the temps there are a bit chilly in November, I'm wondering how chilly?

My planning guide says average highs of 76 and lows of 59 with 23% chance of rain.

 

[Hopem19]

Has anyone come up with a creative type way to have the kids wear the GKTW and MAW buttons, I would like to avoid holes in clothing from being pulled caught ect. Would something like a traiding pin lanyard be ok?

 

[Kenziema]

Has anyone come up with a creative type way to have the kids wear the GKTW and MAW buttons, I would like to avoid holes in clothing from being pulled caught ect. Would something like a traiding pin lanyard be ok?

Going thru the TR I see a lot of families wear the pins as well as the GAC like that. It's what I was planing on doing.

 

[threelittlebakers]

Have a safe trip.

 

[threelittlebakers]

Today we saw Matthews wish granters. They gave us our trip packet. Our limo picks us up at 8am for our 11:45am flight on the 29th. They gave us a nice check to spend down in Orlando. I was worried at first but I think we will be okay. We will bring emergancy credit card with us. They gave us a lot of helpful tips on the parks. We also found out we are the first to go to Orlando this year in our chapter. Definitly going to use the photopass. I'm looking forward to Magic Kingdom. I have all of these surprises for Matthew and Emmy. I'm do excited I want scream.

 

[wishin' on a star]

Has anyone come up with a creative type way to have the kids wear the GKTW and MAW buttons, I would like to avoid holes in clothing from being pulled caught ect. Would something like a traiding pin lanyard be ok?

GKTW will give you a lanyard that has a nice plastic pocket to hold the GAC, and it's also a great place to keep you Photopass card readily accessible. Catherine didn't like wearing the pin, so we pinned ours to the GKTW lanyard and my husband or I often wore it for her, keeping the GAC and button all together. One CM scolded us for the wish kid not wearing it, but she didn't want to, and I certainly wasn't going to force her! If you didn't want your wish kid to wear the lanyard with the GAC, you could buy her a separate one that she can put her button on, and you can wear the one with the GAC and photopass.

We went on our MAW trip two years ago on 5/17! You will have a blast. Star Wars Weekend was the highlight of our trip (although I never got to that in my TR!). I hope you have a wonderful trip!!

 

[Kenziema]

Question about ADR's how does it work on a wish trip? Do you have the wish grantee make them, make them yourself and pay out of pocket, or make it yourself and hope the expense check cover it?

 

[casper_jj11]

We were responsible for making our own ADRs. The wish organization will give you an expense cheque to cover meals, souvenirs etc. Its up to you how you spend it. You can always have a look at the menus and have a good idea of the cost of your meal and then review it again once the expense cheque arrives to make sure that's something you'd like to do. If not, you can always cancel your ADR. Make sure you definitely cancel 24hrs in advance though because there is a no show fee for some of the restaurants now.

 

[Kenziema]

We were responsible for making our own ADRs. The wish organization will give you an expense cheque to cover meals, souvenirs etc. Its up to you how you spend it. You can always have a look at the menus and have a good idea of the cost of your meal and then review it again once the expense cheque arrives to make sure that's something you'd like to do. If not, you can always cancel your ADR. Make sure you definitely cancel 24hrs in advance though because there is a no show fee for some of the restaurants now.

Thanks so much, I guess we'll just budget as if we aren't getting a check so we won't have to cancel anything

 

[threelittlebakers]

One week to go. yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[blessedmom4]

One week to go. yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How exciting!!! You are going to have the time of your life!

 

[threelittlebakers]

I checked the weather so far for part of next week. The day we are going to magic kingdom there will be scattered thunder storms. I hope it changes I am looking at a 10 day forecast. I am hoping for perfect weather. That's why I chose this time of the year to go.

 

[Moodyzblu]

I checked the weather so far for part of next week. The day we are going to magic kingdom there will be scattered thunder storms. I hope it changes I am looking at a 10 day forecast. I am hoping for perfect weather. That's why I chose this time of the year to go.

Don't take the 10 day too seriously. It constantly changes. The weather we had was very different from what the 10 day said we would have. We only had a few sprinkles one morning but it had stopped before we got to the park the rest of the day was bright and sunny. All you can do is take each day as it comes and hope for the best ! April can be tricky with rain and cooler temps. I hope the weather is good to you !!

 

[Kenziema]

Hey everyone we're back home and I finally started kenzie's PTR check it out in my sig. Hope everyone is doing well.

 

[Kenziema]

One week to go. yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just a few more days you guys must be so excited.

 

[alyssaswish]

Hey everyone we're back home and I finally started kenzie's PTR check it out in my sig. Hope everyone is doing well.

Glad you started your PTR. Kenzie is adorable!! I talked to our wish coordinator today and our wish is going through the budget process this week so we should have final dates by the end of this week or beginning of next!

 

[Kenziema]

Glad you started your PTR. Kenzie is adorable!! I talked to our wish coordinator today and our wish is going through the budget process this week so we should have final dates by the end of this week or beginning of next!

Thank you. Both of your are too cute. YAY, you almost have your dates, can't wait to find out. Subscribed to your PTR, gonna heep my fingers crossed you get them this week.

 

[Happy Dreams1]

Hello Wish-Trippers!! Do you remember me? I've been raoming around this thread again for a few weeks now and there a loads of new Wish Families! And some of them are SO close to the actual wish date!!

I had my wish trip back in August 2011...I did start out my TR. However, I was too busy with school work to continue it right away. And then, unfortunately, my computer stopped working and in there were all the pictures I took with MY camera. In other words, I had taken the most photos out of the three of us. All that...puuuf!
At least I do have the ones I uploaded to my Facebook.

I just wanted to inform you guys on myself and my family and what's happening in regards to DisneyLAND!


From August-December, my health was fantastic. We celebrated Thanksgiving, Christams and New Year's! 2012 came and I realized that my junior year was coming to an end. I can't believe I will be a Senior in August!

RECENT HEALTH UPDATE: On April 13, 2012, I was schedueled to have my four wisdom teeth remove under general anesthesia. Before that, we went to my cardiologist. He evaluated me and told me everything was fine and to come back in 6 months for an ECHO. Pre-op was no biggie....I mean, it was just teeth, right?!

Well, the day of the surgery, everything was going as planned. At about 8ish A.M. I was called in to get undressed and put in an I.V. All is fine. Immediately, I was wheeled to the O.R. and I moved myself over to the table. BOOM. Before actually fully waking up from the anesthesia, I was, semi-conscious. I began to show signs of an adverse reaction to the anesthesia. I could feel that I did not have control over my body and it was repeatedly tightning itslef up and going to a somewhat fetal position. I heard the nurses' faint voices telling me to calm down. However, my body just didn't stop moving in rhythmic motions. It is possible that I experienced dystonia, a known adverse reaction to general anesthetic.

Then..I fully wake up and I'm feeling TOTALLY fine. I was put in a chair while waiting to be discharged. About an hour later, I'm home. Well, we did get mashed potato from KFC.

I ate that upon returning home and drank some coke and took some pain pills just in case. Fastfoward 1 hour and 1/2 and I fell my bladder full and I go to the bathroom. BAM. I wasn't physically able to empty out my bladder. No matter what I did, no matter how long I sat there, the bladder would NOT empty. I waited 30 mins until telling my mom. She then told me to wait 30 mins more. Still didn't come out so we found ourselves in the E.R. 4 hours after being discharged. I was in A LOT of discomfort will a FULL bladder and mildy distended abdomen. 15 mins after arriving to the E.R., they put a catheter in me and it literally took about 3 mins straight to empty out almost 1000mL! That's almost a liter of fluid. The thing was, I never felt the urge to "hold it in" so the problem was that I couldn't go. Understand?

Fastfoward an I.V. and 4 hours later, I was the same discomfort of yet another full bladder. I was still not able to go. They, of course, said I had urinary retention as a nother possible side effect of the anesthetic. The doctor DID NOT want to empty me out. She wanted me to go by myself. I cannot tell you how frustrating it is to try to explain how full your bladder is and how agonizing it can be to a doctor who doesn't want to put in another catheter and neither believes you that you are "full." I'm crying and in pain as my abdomen grew and distended until the doctor finally put it a foley cather. A gain, somewhere near 800mL emptied.

I slept peacefully for 6-7 hours with the foley until they took out in the morning. Bottom line, I finally emptied out my bladder in the morning by myself! Oh, the relief!!!!

On a side note, my surgery was Friday and I was eating chicken and pringles on Sunday.

About a week later( one night) and I find myself bleeding near the natal cleft. I wiped and checked and discovered a tiny hole! I proceeded to tell my mom the following morning. We went to a general surgeon and was diagnosed with a pilonidal cyst/sinus. I really don;t know how to explain that..so Google would be your best source.

All in all, school year's coming to a close, finals are ahead and Senior Year dawns.

In regards to Disney, We will be leaving to California on May 23!!!!!!!!! 6 days at Disneyland, 2 at Knott's Berry Farm, and 2 at Universal Studios!!!!!

We are VERY excited. We're leaving the day after my last final...that's distracting. hahahahaha


I hope everyone is doing well and enjying their Wish trips! I sure did enjoy mine. It was pure magic. My wish came true.

 

[sarsop524]

I am having fun catching some new ptr's and tr's! I emailed out wish granters because it has been about two months since they came to our house, so we were just checking in. She said we should hear something officially in writing in the next two to three weeks, but to tentatively plan on Disney in November. It is nice to have something to tentatively think about, and hopefully we will get the official word soon!!