Children
SPARK
THE
WISH
EFFECT
22 GBSAN.COM | APRIL 2019
Alex’s backyard
makeover
T
ogether, Make-A-Wish® San Diego and its
community create life-affirming wishes for local
children with critical illnesses. Wishes provide
kids hope when they need it most, and research
shows they have positive effects on children’s
overall well-being and health outcomes. When a wish is
granted, a child replaces fear with confidence, sadness with
joy and anxiety with hope. In fact, a wish has been proven to
provide physical and emotional benefits that can give children
with critical illnesses a higher chance of survival.
Wishes like Alex’s backyard makeover, that gives him the
motivation to work harder in physical therapy so he can enjoy
his backyard with his friends. Or the moment Alecssa had her