Here's another fun wish kid that I got to learn about and write a wish story for:
Fourteen-year-old Amy* will steal your heart the moment you meet her. Her endearing giggle and loving personality could melt even the iciest hearts - like those of the Utah Grizzlies hockey team who call Amy their little pistol. Through Amy’s involvement with the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Utah, she was able to meet the whole team and fell in love with them and they did with her. But Amy’s greatest wish, which was granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation, was to go to Walt Disney World® Resort in Florida and go on all the rides – the scarier the better!
Amy is not your typical 11-year-old girl. As her mom put it, “she likes all things creepy and crawly, and would eat you in one swallow. She’s fearless – she would have to be to go through what she has gone through.” Amy was born with Down syndrome and then last year, she was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma. She had a tumor at the end of her femur and has had to have two knee replacements and lots of physical therapy after the knee replacements. But she doesn’t let these challenges get her down; she loves to be out and active; experiencing life.
And what an experience it was for her at the resorts in Florida. She loved every minute of it. She loved the scary roller-coasters and the Haunted Mansion at Walt Disney World® Resort and she had a heyday at the Disney’s Hollywood Studios’™ Natural Habitat petting zoo. She loved watching the sharks and manatees and petting the snakes, lizards, and stingrays.
Amy’s unconquerable enthusiasm for life just radiates joy to everyone around her. Everyone she meets becomes her best friend. She loved meeting all the characters at Walt Disney World® Resort and Goofy, especially, was so enamored by her that he almost walked off with her. Amy’s mom said that while the rest of the family was preoccupied with the other characters, that Goofy took Amy by the hand, waved goodbye, and started to walk away with her. Amy’s family had to run after them to get their little girl back. They all just had the time of their lives during their wish. They said that it was an absolutely incredible trip and they played until their feet were sore. It’s the kind of experience that they’ll never forget.
Amy is not your typical 11-year-old girl. As her mom put it, “she likes all things creepy and crawly, and would eat you in one swallow. She’s fearless – she would have to be to go through what she has gone through.” Amy was born with Down syndrome and then last year, she was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma. She had a tumor at the end of her femur and has had to have two knee replacements and lots of physical therapy after the knee replacements. But she doesn’t let these challenges get her down; she loves to be out and active; experiencing life.
And what an experience it was for her at the resorts in Florida. She loved every minute of it. She loved the scary roller-coasters and the Haunted Mansion at Walt Disney World® Resort and she had a heyday at the Disney’s Hollywood Studios’™ Natural Habitat petting zoo. She loved watching the sharks and manatees and petting the snakes, lizards, and stingrays.
Amy’s unconquerable enthusiasm for life just radiates joy to everyone around her. Everyone she meets becomes her best friend. She loved meeting all the characters at Walt Disney World® Resort and Goofy, especially, was so enamored by her that he almost walked off with her. Amy’s mom said that while the rest of the family was preoccupied with the other characters, that Goofy took Amy by the hand, waved goodbye, and started to walk away with her. Amy’s family had to run after them to get their little girl back. They all just had the time of their lives during their wish. They said that it was an absolutely incredible trip and they played until their feet were sore. It’s the kind of experience that they’ll never forget.
