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Right now, critically ill children need hope more than ever
A critical illness makes everything uncertain and puts everything on hold. And the pandemic has caused many wishes to be delayed.
Right now, there are over 800 children on their Wish Journey - more than ever before - counting down the days until their wish is possible.
That's why we need your help to raise $330,000 to give children like Kaylee a reason to keep hoping.
"When Kaylee was diagnosed, everything else was put on hold. We just focused on her survival. Blood cancer has literally paused her childhood."
Alana, Kaylee’s mum
Hope starts with you
A wish is vital.
It is something to look forward to and get excited about. It restores the hope that a critical illness takes away. And that hope becomes a source of strength, to keep fighting for better days.
You have the power to help children like Kaylee find hope
Wishes can only be made possible with your generous support.
This Christmas, wouldn’t it be amazing for Kaylee to find out her wish is going to come true?
You can help get Kaylee to the snow for the first time by making a gift today.
More kids than ever need your support
Right now, there are more kids than ever before on their Wish Journey, counting down the days until their wish is possible. With your help, we'll be able to share some positive news with them this Christmas.
Please make a special Christmas gift and help make wishes come true, so critically ill children have a reason to keep hoping.
See the difference you’re making by reading Kaylee’s story.
A dark cloud over the future
Kaylee is ten years old. But if you were to meet her, you'd think that she's much younger.
"She's teeny tiny compared to other kids her age," says her mum Alana. And there's a heartbreaking reason why Kaylee looks so fragile.
While other children in her class were growing and developing, she has spent the past two years in and out of hospital - having treatment for a nasty type of blood cancer.
Just before Kaylee's eighth birthday, her family received the news that cast a dark cloud over the future.
"When Kaylee was diagnosed, everything else was put on hold. We just focused on her survival. Blood cancer has literally paused her childhood - the treatment even affected her growth."
Alana, Kaylee's mum
"She's our little ray of sunshine," says Alana. "Her biggest love is dancing, and she can't stay still - even when she's making a sandwich, she's bopping around. So when she got really tired and slept for hours, we know that something was wrong."
A little ray of sunshine
Kaylee started looking pale, then yellow. Her legs were painfully sore. Alana took her to the doctor, who sent them to the nearest hospital. They rushed there with Ryan, Kaylee's dad.
"She had some blood tests and before we knew it, we were whisked off to a private little room. That's when my heart sunk. The doctor came in and said, 'your daughter has blood cancer'."
Alana and Ryan were utterly devastated. Their little girl had her whole life ahead of her. She had so much sunshine to bring to the world. But their hopes for the future were put on hold - just like everything else in their lives.
Everything changed
Going to school, having fun and playing games, just being a kid and growing up healthily - all this stops when a child has a critical illness. And for Kaylee, blood cancer meant that she lost the chance to do something else, to go on a snowy adventure in the mountains.
"Kaylee loves having adventures and she's never seen the snow. So we planned a family trip to the mountains. We even got cute little snowsuits for Kaylee and her two younger brothers, Nate and Van. But we've never used them. After the diagnosis, we had to cancel the trip."
Kaylee desperately needed some hope to hold onto during her treatment.
"It was brutal from the start. She went straight into the most intensive chemotherapy. It made her beautiful hair fall out and took a terrible toll on her little body."
Alana, Kaylee's mum
Months of treatment
"Nurses called her 'the side effect kid' - because if there was a rare side effect from the treatment, she would get it. One time her lungs filled up with fluid and she struggled to breathe, so she almost ended up in intensive care."
"It turned out she had a genetic mutation that made her blood cancer harder to treat. Three rounds of chemotherapy weren't enough - she needed a bone marrow transplant."
This was her last chance. Every day became precious - because Kaylee's family didn't know how long they had left with her. And cruelly, they were forced to spend this time apart.
Kaylee moved to Sydney for the bone marrow transplant with her mum and dad - while her brothers stayed at home with their grandparents. "Kaylee and Nate have a very close relationship," says Alana. "But they were forced to be apart for months. It was so sad."
"Kaylee is desperate to see the snow for the first time. She's such a little daredevil. She can't wait to take the ski lift to the top of a mountain and go all the way down skiing and tobogganing."
Alana, Kaylee's mum
The power of a wish
Kaylee's wish has helped restore her hope.
She can't wait to get out onto the slopes and have fun.
"She's also excited about all the hot chocolate. And her favourite Disney film is Frozen, so she wants to make a snowman like Olaf - a character from the film."
"Just thinking about the wish has made Kaylee happier and stronger. It's like the prize waiting at the end of her treatment. When she's going into a scary procedure, we always say, 'remember, if you get through this, you can go to the snow..."
Kaylee's bone marrow transplant was a success. But the years of treatment have been hard - taking away her happy childhood, putting her through unbearable pain and fear, making her look so small and fragile. And the hardship isn't over yet.
"Kaylee still needs to have check ups in hospital every two months - for the next five years. Our lives haven't gone back to normal. The fear hasn't gone away. We're terrified that she will have a relapse of blood cancer.
"I’m crying as I say this… but we wanted a wish because we didn’t know how long we had left with her"
Alana, Kaylee's mum
Hope starts with you
Right now, children like Kaylee need hope more than ever. A critical illness has made everything uncertain and put everything on hold. And the pandemic has caused many wishes to be delayed.
A wish is so vital. It is something to look forward to and get excited about. It restores the hope that a critical illness takes away. And that hope becomes a source of strength, to keep fighting for better days. That's the power of a wish.
You have the power to help children like Kaylee find hope over the Christmas period.
Right now, there are over 800 children like Kaylee on their Wish Journey, counting down the days until their wish is possible. We'd dearly love to share some positive news with these kids this Christmas. Please make a special Christmas gift and help make wishes come true, so critically ill children have a reason to keep hoping.
Make a gift today
A big thank you to our Supporters
The real heroes who are kindly helping us achieve our goal
Loul Wanis
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Anonymous
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Jack Hitchcock
Have a merry Christmas Kaylee Hope next year is better for you
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Merry Christmas little angels!!
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Wang
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Anonymous
I hope you enjoy the snow Kaylee, you have a beautiful smile :) From Ben and Kevina.
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Merry Christmas Kaylee, Enjoy the snow little one xx
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Have a Merry Christmas beautiful kaylee.
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Have fun Kaylee in the snow.
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Of all the charities my daughter's have chosen this one to donate their pocket money to. What wonderful work you are doing. Keep it up x
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Good luck
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Donating our prize money from winning the HWLE Perth Christmas Competition to a worthy cause. Keep up the great work and merry Christmas!
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Lots of Prayers and Wishes
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May all your dreams come true ?
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Wishing you all a Merry Christmas xx
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For all the kids, like our Finn, who have to go through something like this - I hope all their wishes can be granted.
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Wishing all of these amazing fighters a very wonderful Christmas!!
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STAY STRONG LITTLE ONE
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Everyone in the world is happy and healthy.
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Lee
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Wishing you all a Happy Christmas
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Too many kids, not enough dollars.
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Anonymous
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Merucal come true
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Sending love and get well wishes to all children who need it this Christmas. We hope your wishes come true X Thank you Elements Daycare for caring for Remi this year. We hope that our donation helps a child to feel as loved as you have made Remi feel this year X
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For our special angels
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