Special Wishes for Patients & Families

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Provides wish-come-trues for people 18 and over in the US in end-of-life stage of disease who have been told they have a year or less to live. Wishes are personal to the recipient and focus on help that provides inspiration, comfort, and closure for patients and families. To apply for a wish for yourself or someone else, please visit http://www.dreamfoundation.org/how-to-apply.

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Wish Upon a Wedding plans, coordinates and funds weddings and vow renewal celebrations to couples in all 50 states who are facing serious life-threatening illness or circumstance. To learn more and to apply for a wedding wish, visit http://wishuponawedding.org/apply/.

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The Starlight Star Visits program offer hospitalized children (and their families) an opportunity to meet some of their favorite actors, entertainers, athletes and characters. This program is coordinated at hospitals across the country. To find your participating hospital, check out this link: https://www.starlight.org/hospital-partners/.

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Founded in 2008 by Jeremy Bloom in honor of his beloved grandmother Donna Wheeler. This program grants wishes to seniors over age 65 living in the USA to help achieve a long-held or deeply meaningful dream. For application and more information please visit https://wishofalifetime.org/application/.

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Provides gifts, wishes and financial assistance up to $2000 for children to 18 (21 in some cases) in late-stage cancer to facilitate quality of family life and create everlasting memories. For program application, please have your oncologist or other medical professional visit http://www.claytondabney.org/apply-for-assistance-referral-guidelines-2/.

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Wishes granted for kids faced with life-threatening illness who are between 2½ and 18 at the time of referral. To submit a wish request on behalf of a child, please visit https://wish.org/refer-a-child/referral-inquiry-form#sm.0001c6rbojws6fg7uzs2bgkjfubft.

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The Fill Your Bucket List Foundation grants adults with cancer wishes to make dreams come true. To nominate someone (or yourself) for a wish, visit http://www.fillyourbucketlistfoundation.org/nominate.

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Do it for the Love provides those living with life-threatening illnesses, children with severe challenges, and wounded veterans the chance to experience live concerts by their favorite artists. To learn more or nominate someone for this program visit https://www.doitforthelove.org/nominate.

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Stella’s Wish is a non-profit agency in memory of the founder’s wife Stella who lost her battle to colon cancer in 2007. This program grants wishes to adults across the USA who have been diagnosed with a late-stage cancer. To request a wish, please visit http://www.stellaswish.org/Referral.html.