Make A Wish has been a part of my life for about fifteen years now. The Make A Wish foundation granted my wish on September 21, 2019 and it changed my life forever. When Make A Wish came into my life I wasn’t just dealing with a chronic kidney disease, I was dealing with the death of my great grandma and my mother walking out on me. Going through all of this I have had three people that have gotten me through it. The three people that got me through and continue to get me through are my dad whom is my hero, my favorite musician of all time Miley Cyrus, and in my opinion the best female wrestler to ever walk the planet Becky Lynch and of course the Make A Wish Foundation. Without these three people and the Make A Wish Foundation I would have never gotten through everything I endured and continue to endure because of the strength they have given me to move forward and have hope, resilience, happiness and of course the will to fight.
Life has a funny way of giving you what it thinks you can handle. For me and many wish kids alike we are often dealt with unfortunate situations, but what Make A Wish does is take the cards we are dealt and turn them stars. From the moment Make A Wish came into my life they gave my life hope that something better was coming, something to fight for was coming. Make A Wish gives hope and happiness to kids and families that often gamble with the idea of hope and happiness.
This is my third year being a Wish Hero and to be able to be a part of an organization, not just as a recipient, but as someone who now gets to give back to the organization that transformed my life and have the chance to transform another child and families life is something that I will never tire of. Being a wish kid I know what the children waiting on that list are feeling, it's a mixture of anxiety, happiness and even sadness, but when you get that phone call that your wish is going to be granted it's a mixture of relief and excitement because even if it's just for a little while it can transform a life forever. A wish is memories that can be looked back on and talked about for years. For me, my wish is something I talk about often. My sibling heard the story of Miley and because of that they know the lyrics to many of her songs and we often have Miley dance parties in my living room, much to my dads misfortune.
By donating to Make A Wish you change lives not just for a couple of days, a couple of hours or a couple of minutes. It changes lives for years and by donating you become a part of this spectacular family full of extraordinary people known as the Make A Wish Foundation.