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

[starienite]

I just wanted to post an updated on our former wish kid Devon. He recently had a routine MRI on his brain and his AVM, while still there, is even smaller now. Next year he will go back for another one and if it isn't seen on a MRI than he will have an angiogram. I also made an update for our PTR. To those waiting to go on their trips, you WILL have a magical time.

 

[GavandGraciesMommy]

If you havent noticed yet I tend to be a worrier and ask lots of questions. (Im pretty sure its a side effect of the special needs mom job and all those doctors appointments ) So here I go again... How long from the time you had your meeting with your volunteers until the time you heard your dates/ wish were approved? They are aiming for Gavin's birthday so am hoping that this is what works out

 

[PennyLane1084]

I just wanted to share this awesome event that happened in California this past week leading up to San Diego Comic Con. Chris Hardwick host of the Nerdist Podcast, did this charity run in different beach towns from Santa Monica all the way down to San Diego. It was sort of like a running of the Olympic torch but they used a LightSaber. All the proceeds for these run went to Make-A-Wish Foundation. Check it out. It's pretty cool. Sorry I didn't post it sooner. I didn't realize until now that it benefited Make-A-Wish.

Course of the Force

 

[maroo]

I am back!

For those of you guys that have no idea who in the world I am - I am so sorry to have been gone for so long!

My hiatus was not by my choice and is a very long story - but I am back!

I should be back here on a basically daily basis again.

It is going to take me some time to catch up on this thread and find the wish trippers out there that need their stories linked on here!

FEEL FREE to post a link to your threads here and I will try to get to all of them asap!

 

[Moodyzblu]

I am back!

For those of you guys that have no idea who in the world I am - I am so sorry to have been gone for so long!

My hiatus was not by my choice and is a very long story - but I am back!

I should be back here on a basically daily basis again.

It is going to take me some time to catch up on this thread and find the wish trippers out there that need their stories linked on here!

FEEL FREE to post a link to your threads here and I will try to get to all of them asap!

So, you really DO exist ??

I'm Michelle, my wish trip links are in my siggie. We went in April and I'm still working on our TR. My son, Jayden, is my wish kid.

Glad to see you !

 

[maroo]

So, you really DO exist ??

I'm Michelle, my wish trip links are in my siggie. We went in April and I'm still working on our TR. My son, Jayden, is my wish kid.

Glad to see you !

I really do!


lol

 

[livndisney]

I am back!

For those of you guys that have no idea who in the world I am - I am so sorry to have been gone for so long!

My hiatus was not by my choice and is a very long story - but I am back!

I should be back here on a basically daily basis again.

It is going to take me some time to catch up on this thread and find the wish trippers out there that need their stories linked on here!

FEEL FREE to post a link to your threads here and I will try to get to all of them asap!

Hey I know you!

 

[maroo]

Hey I know you!

HI!!!!!!



How are you?!?!

 

[blessedmom4]

I am back!

For those of you guys that have no idea who in the world I am - I am so sorry to have been gone for so long!

My hiatus was not by my choice and is a very long story - but I am back!

I should be back here on a basically daily basis again.

It is going to take me some time to catch up on this thread and find the wish trippers out there that need their stories linked on here!

FEEL FREE to post a link to your threads here and I will try to get to all of them asap!

Oh my gosh Maroo, I have missed you!!! I just put the girls to bed and signed on for a moment and let out a squeal!! I have asked about you, looked for you and missed you. I know you have shared with me part of the story, hope I get to hear the outcome (PM me when you have time...I KNOW your busy and I am lousy at PM's)!!

I am almost FINALLY through with Lisa's TR from our MAW trip. Would love to have it linked and think it has some great pics and good info. Of course, I AM prejudiced!

Lisa's MAW Trip report

or

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2822857

Maroo, I am SO THRILLED to see you here. I saw you were going on a trip with Camille, that is how I found her PTR I saw your name!

This tough day just got better, Thank you!!!

 

[maroo]

Oh my gosh Maroo, I have missed you!!! I just put the girls to bed and signed on for a moment and let out a squeal!! I have asked about you, looked for you and missed you. I know you have shared with me part of the story, hope I get to hear the outcome (PM me when you have time...I KNOW your busy and I am lousy at PM's)!!

I am almost FINALLY through with Lisa's TR from our MAW trip. Would love to have it linked and think it has some great pics and good info. Of course, I AM prejudiced!

Lisa's MAW Trip report

or

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2822857

Maroo, I am SO THRILLED to see you here. I saw you were going on a trip with Camille, that is how I found her PTR I saw your name!

This tough day just got better, Thank you!!!

I saw your post!!!

In my short hour or so on the DIS tonight it is apparent that you have done a GREAT job encouraging all of our wish tripper families in my absence and I am so grateful!

I will definitely link your reports! (and send you a PM)

 

[yeti5353]

Maroo, never met you but I have read these boards all the way thru. glad life permists your return.

Pearls? now how did I miss that when looking for something special for my 13 year old? I think both girls would love it! learning more towards doing it at sea world vs Epcot. any opinions?

 

[maroo]

Maroo, never met you but I have read these boards all the way thru. glad life permists your return.

Pearls? now how did I miss that when looking for something special for my 13 year old? I think both girls would love it! learning more towards doing it at sea world vs Epcot. any opinions?

Hello!

I am so glad I am back!

I have personally done the pearls in Japan and that is really cool and doesn't take a ton of time. If you pick a really "hairy" clam, I hear that you are more likely to get "twins" - which is really fun!

You may want to budget a little bit to get something to put the pearl IN if you do it in Japan.


I can't remember how it works at Sea World - but it seems like one of our wish trippers did it and it was really, really special - more of an experience, I think, than just picking one out of a tank in Japan...but also probably takes some more time and planning than if you just dropped by Japan.

But that is just the thoughts off the top of my head - I will check into this for you guys, too!!

 

[sarsop524]

I am back!

For those of you guys that have no idea who in the world I am - I am so sorry to have been gone for so long!

My hiatus was not by my choice and is a very long story - but I am back!

I should be back here on a basically daily basis again.

It is going to take me some time to catch up on this thread and find the wish trippers out there that need their stories linked on here!

FEEL FREE to post a link to your threads here and I will try to get to all of them asap!

Hello...I have heard so much about you from all the time I have spent reading these boards and reading people trip reports! Question for ya...I wondered if you still have the spread sheet that I have read about quite a few times?!?! If so, could you email it to me?

We are traveling in November, and there is a link to my ptr in my siggie! Glad to see you are back

 

[blessedmom4]

Checked out the pictures! Discovery cove looks amazing! Glad you guys were able to go and had a great time

WOW!!!! That makes me want to go there!!! Looks and sounds incredible

Loved seeing the photos, we are going there. sold our camper that we were not using to make it happen but not able to do the cabana thing. If you tell them you are on a wish trip you do get the florida resident rate which helps a little.

Thank you for your kind responses, it was such a blessing to go to Discovery Cove! One way to save money with a large party is to have ONE person in your party get a Sea World Annual pass and THEN they can purchase your day at Discovery Cove for as low as $69 per person! This price has NO Dolphin Interaction; however, you can see them!! And there is a TON to do!!!! Plus breakfast and lunch is included in the price.

Hi Wish Trippers! My name is Amber. I just posted a new PTR this morning for my daughter Savannah and wanted to share it will you all here. My son Sebastian who battled Osteoclastoma had his wish to meet Buzz Lighteyear granted in 2008. Savannah, my youngest daughter has Mitochondrial Disease Complex I and III. We are just kicking off with the proceses of having her wish granted through the Make a Wish Foundation. I wanted to invite you to join our adventure over on her PTR. I also look forward to interacting with you on this thread. The friendships I made four years ago through the Wish Trippers Unite earlier volumes and Sebastian's PTR continue to be such a blessing in our life. I's exited to connect on these boards again as we make our Princess' dream come true.

Welcome back Amber!

Awwww your so is ADORABLE!!! My son is wishing to meet Lightning McQueen so we are pretty excited! I look forward to talking to you. I honestly love checking this thread everyday and seeing if anyone has posted anything new. As simple as it is, it kinda makes me feel like I have friends all over that can understand just how exciting this really is I am new to this whole thing so what is a PTR

I know what you mean it is good to see people posting here! A PTR is a Pre Trip Report. You can write about your plans for the Wish Trip and have others learn more about your family if you want to. It is easy to start, Go to the PTR Thread, look in the top eft hand corner and click on post new thread then start telling us all about your family, your dates, your plans questions, pictures...whatever you like.

I just wanted to share this awesome event that happened in California this past week leading up to San Diego Comic Con. Chris Hardwick host of the Nerdist Podcast, did this charity run in different beach towns from Santa Monica all the way down to San Diego. It was sort of like a running of the Olympic torch but they used a LightSaber. All the proceeds for these run went to Make-A-Wish Foundation. Check it out. It's pretty cool. Sorry I didn't post it sooner. I didn't realize until now that it benefited Make-A-Wish.

Course of the Force

Very Touching, Thank you.

I saw your post!!!

In my short hour or so on the DIS tonight it is apparent that you have done a GREAT job encouraging all of our wish tripper families in my absence and I am so grateful!
I have tried Maroo, but failed miserably at times. Some don't want to hear from me, lol (I have been ignored more than once, ). You have been missed VERY much, especially by me!
I will definitely link your reports! (and send you a PM)

PM'd you back

How is Lauren???

 

[blessedmom4]

Maroo, never met you but I have read these boards all the way thru. glad life permists your return.

Pearls? now how did I miss that when looking for something special for my 13 year old? I think both girls would love it! learning more towards doing it at sea world vs Epcot. any opinions?

We never made it to Sea World on Lisa's MAW trip we simply ran out of time and she needed a lot of rest. We wanted to Pick a Pearl and when we were researching Epcot vs. Sea World I saved this info, I hope it helps. FYI: My girls picked pearls at Epcot and LOVED it! (Click the red link if you want to read about it).

I can't give credit to who wrote this account below about Picking Pearls at Sea World, I am sorry. I just saved it in all of my Disney Info. If you wrote it please forgive me.

The oysters are in a huge tank, and 1 diver goes down in the water and brings up several oysters for you to choose from. The diver suggested small and ugly as the best choices. I went for just ugly (it had barnacles all over it), and DH went for a small, scruffy looking one. I got a nice 7 mm white pearl but that luck devil had picked a black one!! It's going in my dolphin cage. They make a big deal out of the diver bringing up the oysters and then of the opening process (ringing a bell etc.) so I recommend it if you've already done Japan and want something a little different. I think it was $15.99 for the pearls. They have settings, but they're pricey so I prefer to use my own cages.

 

[4monkeys]

Welcome back Maroo!!

I took a brief (might have been almost or a little over a year?!) break for Disboards, and when I came back... you had taken yourself a bit of a break.

I finally finished Allison's Trip Report. Not sure if you will be putting *FINISHED* next to those reports anymore, but wanted to let you know.

Hope all is well for you and we will keep seeing your so appreciated signature!

 

[Indykjt]

Hi everyone! My name is Kevin, and I am brand new to posting here. I have been lurking around for a few months, reading lots of posts and soaking up a ton of information, and I thought it was time to introduce myself and my family!

I have an amazing wife of 16 years, Becky, who is the mother of my incredible kids... our 13 year-old daughter Sierra, and our 7 year-old son Braden.

Braden was born with Spina Bifida, and has had many ups and downs in his 7 years. We just found out a few days ago that he was approved for a wish through MAW! I can't put into words just yet how much this means to our family (but I am sure I will ). Disney, and the magic that surrounds everything Disney, is something that my son and our whole family absolutely loves. There are so many ways Disney has already helped us through his many surgeries and day-to-day battles... I can't imagine a more perfect way for my son's dreams to come true!

I look forward to posting much more about our family, our love of Disney, and our experiences from this point moving forward through the wish granting process!

 

[GavandGraciesMommy]

Thank you for your kind responses, it was such a blessing to go to Discovery Cove! One way to save money with a large party is to have ONE person in your party get a Sea World Annual pass and THEN they can purchase your day at Discovery Cove for as low as $69 per person! This price has NO Dolphin Interaction; however, you can see them!! And there is a TON to do!!!! Plus breakfast and lunch is included in the price.

Welcome back Amber!

I know what you mean it is good to see people posting here! A PTR is a Pre Trip Report. You can write about your plans for the Wish Trip and have others learn more about your family if you want to. It is easy to start, Go to the PTR Thread, look in the top eft hand corner and click on post new thread then start telling us all about your family, your dates, your plans questions, pictures...whatever you like.


Very Touching, Thank you.


PM'd you back

How is Lauren???

I will have to check out the PTR. Thanks

 

[GavandGraciesMommy]

Ok so I am not real computer savvy. I did a PTR... now how do I put it in my signature line? Thanks for the help

 

[Rx774]

Hi everyone! My name is Kevin, and I am brand new to posting here. I have been lurking around for a few months, reading lots of posts and soaking up a ton of information, and I thought it was time to introduce myself and my family!

I have an amazing wife of 16 years, Becky, who is the mother of my incredible kids... our 13 year-old daughter Sierra, and our 7 year-old son Braden.

Braden was born with Spina Bifida, and has had many ups and downs in his 7 years. We just found out a few days ago that he was approved for a wish through MAW! I can't put into words just yet how much this means to our family (but I am sure I will ). Disney, and the magic that surrounds everything Disney, is something that my son and our whole family absolutely loves. There are so many ways Disney has already helped us through his many surgeries and day-to-day battles... I can't imagine a more perfect way for my son's dreams to come true!

I look forward to posting much more about our family, our love of Disney, and our experiences from this point moving forward through the wish granting process!

Welcome abourd Kevin. Glad you found us on here. The folks on here are very nice, and are quick to answer any questions you may have. Even Maroo, who started this very thread awhile ago, answered one of my PM's despite the fact that at the time, she had taken off time from posting here.

Have you guys started leaning towards any specific wish yet? I have a 6 YO, and it was a challenge. Much more easier for my 10 YO.