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Wish Kids
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Meet Our Wish Kids
At 11, the Make-A-Wish
Foundation entered Michelle's life to help ease her burden as she struggled
to battle cancer. She wished she could meet the cast of her favorite
television show, “Full House.”
Her wish day began
in a white stretch limousine, and first-class, celebrity
treatment on her plane. “My brother and I sat in first-class because
there were two extra seats and we got special treatment all the way to
California,” said Michelle. During her VIP tour of Warner Brothers
Studios, Michelle encountered famous actors, and watched as Superman's
double performed some stunts. At every turn, she was more and more
impressed. She then headed for the set where her wish would take
its true shape. Michelle was enthusiastically received by every
cast member, she watched as they filmed an episode, and toured backstage
with her favorite actress. “We sat in her dressing room and talked
for what felt like hours. It was like we were old friends.
That was the best part. I felt really lucky.”
Michelle also had
a few more days of fun in California at some theme parks, com plete
with front row seats to shows, and no lines to wait on. “For the whole
week, I felt like a celebrity myself.”
This spring, Michelle will graduate from Loyola College with
a degree in communications and marketing. She now advocates the wonder
of a wish-come-true for seriously ill children and their families by telling
the story of her own dream-come-true at Make-A-Wish events and fundraisers.
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