Annual Wishes Matter Newsletter 2014-15 | Page 16

4,600 Wishes & Counting... Make-A-Wish Colorado granted 240 wishes during the 2015 fiscal year! Below are photos highlighting a few of the different wishes that were granted. Are you a wish kid and want to be famous? Tell us your story and send us your best wish photos and we might use them on our website, Facebook, Twitter or in our newsletter! Email high-resolution photos along with the names of those in the photos to: [email protected]. Emily’s Wish to Be a Mermaid In the Fall of 2014, everything changed for Emily and her family when she was six years old and diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Emily soon began spending her days in the hospital undergoing chemotherapy treatments. After spending months in this same routine, Emily and her family longed for a chance to have fun. When Emily was told she would be receiving a wish through Make-A-Wish® Colorado, she expressed her love of all things mermaid. Emily decided that her one, true wish was to become a mermaid herself. With assistance from the Downtown Aquarium in Denver, Emily’s wish became a reality. Emily got to swim alongside five other mermaids in the fish tank for all to see! “It was amazing to see her so happy and having so much fun,” said mom, Kristin. “The mermaids treated her like she was one of them.” Waiting for her when she