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273. Alissa Leon
Alissa is too ill to travel now, so Stella’s Wish Foundation will send a $500.00 VISA gift card to enable her to have a special dinner with family.
272. Charles Newman
It started with a lump in his shoulder and thankfully he didn’t lose his arm but did lose the entire deltoid muscle and 30 percent of his shoulder mass.
It then moved to his right lung. They did another surgery. Then they found cancer in a spot behind his knee and his adrenal gland was almost totally consumed by cancer.
Charles has done chemo 5 times and is still receiving treatment, with a 7-hour round trip to see his cancer doctors in Indianapolis.
Charles loves figure photography and collecting action figures. He collects action figures and dreams of creating a YouTube channel of stop motion shorts, covering toys, comics, pop culture etc.. However, he has accumulated so much debt that he can’t afford a camera and a laptop.
Stella’s Wish is sending Charles a VISA gift card for $1,000 for him to purchase a camera and a laptop so he can pursue his hobby!
271. Virginia Gonzales
Virginia’s birthday is on February 22 and her sister and family would like to throw a 70th Birthday celebration for Virginia. They made a wish for help with a caterer who can provide the food to serve 50 people at the celebration.
Stella’s Wish Foundation is sending a $500.00 gift card to help with catering for Virginia’s 70th birthday party.
Happy Birthday, Virginia!
270. Tarisa Morgan
Tarisa Morgan has stage 4 colon cancer. She is getting weaker with each treatment. She has had several surgeries, went into cardiac arrest, sepsis several times, radiation, chemotherapy several dozen times. Stella’s Wish Foundation is providing Tarisa and her family a little vacation at Great Wolf Lodge.
“We had an amazing time. I had a bit of an incident while I was there but their emergency medical team took care of me. It was so nice to get away and not have to think about the cancer or the future. This wish allowed us to be as we were before the cancer. We went on water slides, ate each meal together while playing card games, went to the arcade, bowling and mini golf. The trip meant so much to us. I had scans yesterday in New York and we get the results soon. Regardless of what they show, I know that the girls were able to have a few good days without any of us worrying.” – Tarisa
269. Elizabeth Battaglia
Here is her story: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02YSY12nAKBqssZKxBs4kcXJ8fszyBkf26o7KfqiRbuQH5pUrzLFxCBnvtoAn8gTqWl&id=290024007795961
Liz’s husband of 17 years changed his job from teaching to sales so he could make more money to support when Liz would be too sick to work. In October, Liz received the shocking phone call that her husband died at work of a heart attack.
Liz’s children are 11 and 9 years old and make her food when she has trouble getting out of bed. Now they also are dealing with the loss of their father. https://www.mullinsfh.com/obituary/WilliamBilly-Battaglia
Her goal now is to build memories and she is working with Pallative Care to make plans for the children. She made a wish for a trip to Disney World to make memories with the kids while she is still able to enjoy it. It would be especially fitting, since her daughter’s name is Stella.
Stella’s Wish Foundation is sending the younger Stella, her brother and her mom Liz to Walt Disney World!
268. Roy Ladd
Stella’s Wish is sending Roy and his wife and 4 kids on a 7-day cruise on a Norwegian Cruise Line to the Virgin Islands, St. Marten, St. Thomas and the Bahamas in May of 2023.
267. Cody Spencer
Stella’s Wish Foundation has arranged for Cody’s family of six to go to Discovery Cove in Florida to swim with the dolphins.
266. Renee Gallazzi
Renee’s wish is that she and Gavin can spend a special vacation with her relatives, like she did when growing up.
Stella’s Wish is sending gift cards to help pay for a short stay on the beach in Florida with her family to make some special memories.
265. Teresa Marsh
Her son is a junior in high school. This year has been especially hard for them. Teresa had to take early retirement from her school principal job.The oncologist said she might be able to see her son graduate from high school in a year, but they aren’t sure. He’s been very worried.
Next fall, both of her kids will be in college, and she will miss them a lot. Teresa wished for a MacBook or laptop so that she can FaceTime them and stay connected, hopefully something that she can carry between her craft room and bedroom.
Teresa’s wish is being granted and an Ipad is being sent to her!