Category: 2019

With none of Pam’s recent treatments working, they are really focusing on making memories with the kids. Pam wished for the opportunity to go Charter Fishing with Slip Knot Charters while on a getaway they are planning.   ‘

Stella’s Wish Foundation is sending a $1,000 gift card to help with expenses on their trip.

Emily is 22 years old and has a passion for drawing and painting. Ever since she was diagnosed with cancer it has been difficult and painful in the joints in her hands. To make drawing easier, Stella’s Wish is granting Emily’s wish and giving her an Apple iPad and pencil so she can draw digitally.

Daniel Stewart and his wife were not able to take a honeymoon due to his treatment for grade four glioblastoma.  Their wish is to go to Hawaii for a long past due honeymoon. Daniel and Erin will have their dreams come true, Stella’s Wish Foundation is sending them to Hawaii in March of 2020 to celebrate their love and have fun during this dark time. They will have hotel stay and a rental car to travel with.

Amanda’s wish is  to take her 11-year-old son to see a wrestling match in Texas. They will get front row seats and will get to do a meet and greet with a few wrestlers!

 

 

Francis Lawrence wished to take her husband and daughter with her for a long weekend to the Great Wolf Lodge in Texas to enjoy meals together and get spa treatments. She has not had one-on-one time with them since she was diagnosed and is concerned that she will not have another opportunity due to the cost of the cancer. She wants a time away where chemo, shots, and treatments are not part of their daily life.  Since they live close enough to drive there, Stella’s Wish Foundation is granting her wish by providing two nights in a suite with a spa treatment at Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, TX.

Albert Billups is going through aggressive chemotherapy because his doctor at Madison University said nothing else can be done but chemo.  Al has a fiance and they have two daughters, ages 3 and 10.  Al is fighting for his daughters and wishes he could take his little family to DisneyWorld and to Florida to see the beautiful blue ocean.

Stella’s Wish is granting Al’s wish with a $1,000 gift card to help get he and his family to Florida for some family time away from doctors & hospitals.

 

Mitchell Walker has known about his stage 4 cancer for about 8 months now. He is still to care for himself still and have some energy to do things but they don’t know how long that’ll last. He’s always been full of life and this has drained him so much mentally that his girlfriend asked for something to brighten him up during this difficult time. His “bucket list” includes skydiving, a NASCAR racing experience and visiting California.

Stella’s Wish Foundation has granted Mitchell a NASCAR experience at Richard Petty Driving Experience in North Carolina. Their experience includes instruction and getting to drive a real NASCAR Race Car by himself!

Unable to travel last year after her terminal cancer diagnosis, Beverly Osterberg has fought hard to reconcile her diagnosis to a joy-filled life this side of eternity. Her dream has been to take a train trip to New York and feels up for a trip now.

Beverly is a strong, independent woman. She does not have a caregiver but she selflessly cares for family, friends and neighbors in her community. She comes by it quite naturally. She made caregiving her career and provided love and support to people who were otherwise ignored by society. She was frontline staff for homeless people placed in a mental health facility. She was doing this work at the time of her diagnosis. She tried to continue her work with homeless people until her body would not let her do it anymore.

Beverly has now turned more of her attention to family, friends and neighbors. She inspires the Excell hospice team because they can see that even though she does not have a caregiver, she has made it her mission to care for her community. Excell arranged for an interview with a local magazine called Caregiver magazine because they feel Beverly’s story is incredible and they want to her empower her to tell it for the magazine. They requested assistance in granted her wish so that she can take the train trip she has been hoping for.

Beverly Osterberg’s wish is being granted; Stella’s Wish Foundation has given her a $500 gift card to help cover the cost of a train ride from Oklahoma City to New York City.

Mary Herring (Katie), was originally diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 28 and underwent radiation, chemotherapy, and a double mastectomy. As of February, 2019 her new diagnosis is metastatic breast cancer that has spread to her liver, bones, lung, and possibly more. She has spent the last two and a half years fighting for her life while still being a wife and mom (to a beautiful 8 year old daughter). She has to travel 3 hours to each chemotherapy treatment at MUSC in Charleston, SC and is unable to work because of her diagnosis. The family is not sure how this new treatment is working or how much time she may have but the one thing the doctors have told them is she will never be cured, as they once hoped.

Mary and her daughter both love Harry Potter, in fact, you can find them most days snuggled on the couch watching it together. She has to use a wheelchair for long walks and sometimes can use a walker but would love to see Harry Potter World in Orlando.

Stella’s Wish has arranged a 3-day park pass at Harry Potter World and a stay at Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort to spend time with family and relax.

 

Debbie Killian is suffering from Stage Four cancer and requested assistance with household repairs. Stella’s Wish sent her a $500 gift card to get some important things taken care of.