Wishes are Good Medicine We can all relate to the power of positivity transforming the way we think, and in turn how we feel. For wish children, who don’t understand the “why me; why now?” It can be all-consuming to cope with the seriousness of their medical battles. When children receive their first dose of a wish, given the day their wish granters ask them to dream, our medicine begins to kick in and the power of positive thinking transforms sick kids into warriors. Wishes turn feelings of defeat to strength, moments of stress to joy, and thoughts of uncertainty to hope. Just ask the medical professionals. 89 79 % reported that a wish granted influenced kids’ physical health % reported that the wish improved children’s ability to cope. “As a pediatric oncologist I have seen firsthand the incredible effect a Wish has on a child.” Dr. Jeremy Edwards, Medical Advisor Pediatric oncologist, Dr. Wade Kyano, putting a smile on Matthew's face before his treatment. Photo: Rayen Watanabe.
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