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

[kdzbear]

The picture of Katelyn and Selena is perfect! I love the smile on Miss K's face!

Maroo - Welcome back! You have been missed!

 

[disneymomma01]

Thanks everyone...Katelyn was totally star struck!!! There is no doubt about that!!

We are doing the 21 day dance!! We recieved our GKTW pamphlet today & will OFFICIALLY have our dream "delivered" on Sept. 26th!! YAY!!

Go check out the BIG GIVE mania at our house over the last couple of days!! Just updated our pre-trippie with LOTS of goodies!!

 

[Owensheart]

Maroo.. Glad you are back!! How exciting for Lauren to be in college.. a huge milestone for sure. Owen got dates!!! It only took five months.. Ha.

December 4-14th!! SO so excited.

 

[mommy2mrb]

Maroo, congratulations to Lauren, what a wonderful experience for her to have!

 

[Momto15]

My little girl is "making her wish" this Sunday. Right now she is hoping for a makeover at Disneyworld. Since she talked about her wish weeks ago I have spent the past weeks reading all of these wonderful wish trip reports. Its been wonderful to read about so many great families and amazing children! I am so glad to have found you all!

Blessings,
Sarah
Momto15

 

[Owensheart]

My little girl is "making her wish" this Sunday. Right now she is hoping for a makeover at Disneyworld. Since she talked about her wish weeks ago I have spent the past weeks reading all of these wonderful wish trip reports. Its been wonderful to read about so many great families and amazing children! I am so glad to have found you all!

Blessings,
Sarah
Momto15

Welcome!!! Can't wait to hear more!!

 

[princessmamaof5]

Tutu Cute


Kenzie got a cute tutu to wear in the World the only thing is i cant figure out if the bow goes in the front or the back

 

[BuzznWoodysMom]

Hi all, still very new here, and a little shy! Our MAW/GKTW dates are November 4th thru November 13th. Less then two months and we havent even met with our wish volunteers! We just got started with Make-a-Wish and discussed our dates becuase were working around 2 children, a few surgeries, and multiple hospital stays. I guess if anything else had to be thrown in the mix, a trip to Disneyworld is pretty spectacular!!!! Hope to meet some of you soon! I have loved stopping in and "researching" our trip!

 

[LittleValsMom]

My husband, daughter and I are headed to DW in 10 days! We are so excited to have her wish granted! We are staying at GKTW. I have tried reading through as many threads as possible but our trip is so close that I can not get all the information I need. What are everyones top tips on heading to DW. I have read some information on getting some type of pass at Guest Services but I am not sure how exactly to use it or what documentation I need to take in order to get it. Please help!!

 

[livndisney]

My husband, daughter and I are headed to DW in 10 days! We are so excited to have her wish granted! We are staying at GKTW. I have tried reading through as many threads as possible but our trip is so close that I can not get all the information I need. What are everyones top tips on heading to DW. I have read some information on getting some type of pass at Guest Services but I am not sure how exactly to use it or what documentation I need to take in order to get it. Please help!!

No worries! You will have orientation at GKTW and they will go over the GAC. You don't need to bring any documentation.

 

[angcmom]

Hi all, still very new here, and a little shy! Our MAW/GKTW dates are November 4th thru November 13th. Less then two months and we havent even met with our wish volunteers! We just got started with Make-a-Wish and discussed our dates becuase were working around 2 children, a few surgeries, and multiple hospital stays. I guess if anything else had to be thrown in the mix, a trip to Disneyworld is pretty spectacular!!!! Hope to meet some of you soon! I have loved stopping in and "researching" our trip!

We will be there during the same time....our dates are November 8th through the 17th!! Have fun planning!

 

[ckrentz]

I am new here...we are getting ready for our son's wish in February, we'll be there from the 15-21. Looking sooo forward to it, praying my son can stay out of the hospital!!

 

[wishin' on a star]

WOW!! A big to all the new families! Looking forward to following along as you all plan. We went on our wish trip in 2010, and it was amazing. I'd love to learn more about your wish kids and your families, so I hope you'll consider starting a PTR!

My little girl is "making her wish" this Sunday. Right now she is hoping for a makeover at Disneyworld. Since she talked about her wish weeks ago I have spent the past weeks reading all of these wonderful wish trip reports. Its been wonderful to read about so many great families and amazing children! I am so glad to have found you all!

Blessings,
Sarah
Momto15

We did the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique with my girls, and it was magical!

Hi all, still very new here, and a little shy! Our MAW/GKTW dates are November 4th thru November 13th. Less then two months and we havent even met with our wish volunteers! We just got started with Make-a-Wish and discussed our dates becuase were working around 2 children, a few surgeries, and multiple hospital stays. I guess if anything else had to be thrown in the mix, a trip to Disneyworld is pretty spectacular!!!! Hope to meet some of you soon! I have loved stopping in and "researching" our trip!

WOW...your trip is coming up quickly! When will you meet with your wish volunteers? What special things do you have planned?

My husband, daughter and I are headed to DW in 10 days! We are so excited to have her wish granted! We are staying at GKTW. I have tried reading through as many threads as possible but our trip is so close that I can not get all the information I need. What are everyones top tips on heading to DW. I have read some information on getting some type of pass at Guest Services but I am not sure how exactly to use it or what documentation I need to take in order to get it. Please help!!

10 days???!!! How exciting!! You will have orientation when you arrive at GKTW. They will give you all of your park tickets, inform you of all the perks available to you, and most importantly, you will get your GAC (Guest Assistance Card) so everyone at Disney knows you are on a wish trip.

I am new here...we are getting ready for our son's wish in February, we'll be there from the 15-21. Looking sooo forward to it, praying my son can stay out of the hospital!!

I hope so too! Can't wait to follow along as you plan!

 

[BuzznWoodysMom]

I'm so excited for you! For us, it will be our first family vacation, and it seems so close but so far away. Im sure most MAW (and other wish granting organizations) families are living day by day like us, and just want to go NOW before anything has a chance to come up, but I am such a planner. I try to plan the unexpected, I guess its my way of feeling in control of the uncontrolable! Hoping everyone has a great day!

We will be there during the same time....our dates are November 8th through the 17th!! Have fun planning!

 

[katieb4]

To all the new families!!

We leave for my daughters wish trip in a little under 5 weeks :jump: so I'm not a vetren yet! LOL.....reading post trip reports helped me get an idea of things, maybe that would help you too??

again, welcome!!

 

[BuzznWoodysMom]

Thanks for the Welcome! I posted in the pre-trip report section but have no idea how to link to it lol. Im kinda clueless when it comes to this stuff! I gave some brief info about our family there, should I just start again here? I am loving all the info!!!!

 

[jdmmom]

Getting so impatient waiting for dates for Emily's MAW/GKTW trip. How long does it usually take to find out? We were told it would be possible to go the first or second week of December.

Meanwhile, Emily had to spend a couple of days in the hospital 2 weeks ago. While there, my husband's boss bough her and Erin Cinderella dresses to wear when they visit BBB at Disney! That was a much needed lift for her and got us anxious to get this trip planned!

 

[nesser1981]

Hello Everyone! My name is Vanessa, we just found out on Saturday that our daughter has been medically approved for a Wish. And of course she wishes for a trip to meet the princesses at Disney.

A little background about us. My husband Sean & I have been married almost 8 years and together almost 11. We met when we were both station in Japan back in 2000. I was in the Air Force & he was in the Navy.

I got stationed in California in 2003, we got married in April 2004 & Keira was born in May 2005.

I got stationed in Alaska in 2006, so we were off again, our son joined us in February 2008.

I got out in June of 2009 & we moved to Michigan to be near my husband's family.

April 8, 2010 we found out that our daughter who was 4 at the time had cancer. A large mass in her belly, 10cm to be exact. It was surrounding her kidney. She'd been complaining that her stomach was bothering her on & off for I guess about a 5 weeks, it actually started the week we took a quick one day trip to Disney while we were visiting family in Florida. We thought it was constipaption, gave her meds and it seemed to help, took her to the doc and they said the same thing, took her back and they asked to get blood work & a chest x-ray. That night she seemed to be feeling worse, my DH took her to the ER at the University of Michigan hospital & I stayed home with our 2 year old son.

Turns out it was a Wilms tumor, she had a 9 1/2 hour surgery the next day to remove the tumor & her kidney. They started 18 weeks of chemo the following week. It all went great, she didn't loose her hair or anything like that. She was stage 2.

Fast forward to May 12, 2011, another mass was found in her liver. It was only 3 months since her last scans & they were clear, so we were shocked. She did 16 days of radiation, we're still working through chemo, she's been bald now for about 2 months, but she loves it. LOL! We had scans done last week and the tumor has gone from 8cm to around 2cm. She still has great odds, 80% cure/survival rate, she's doing great through the chemo. We should be hearing about surgery soon & if we stay on course, 1st week of December she'll be done with treatment.

I honestly never considered make a wish, I always thought it was for dying children. A family friend nominated Keira, her son had cancer & he did an Alaskan Cruise for his wish. I'm so thrilled she gets to do something amazing like this after everything she's been through.

 

[nesser1981]

So I can't post any photos until I hit 10 posts, so I'll try to get there.

I'm so excited to learn more about this wonderful gift that my sweet girl is being given, can't wait to go read your stories.

 

[nesser1981]

Yesterday, we received the first information packet, I filled everything out & mailed it back, anyone know how long it'll take for Keira to get the date to make her wish?