I wish to LEARN ABOUT LIFE ....

Our volunteers came across Shri Lakshmi, a 16years old pretty girl from a small village in North Karnataka, a few days prior to her surgery. Our volunteers sensed that Shri Lakshmi has a very positive attitude towards life. On interacting further, she shared that her inspiration in life is her favorite author Swami Jagadatmananda’s book called ‘Badukalu Kaliri’, which means- ‘Learn about Life’. According to her, such books give her the strength to overcome any kind of pain in life. As Shri Lakshmi enjoys reading anything related to life and philosophy, her dearest wish was to read some other books written by Swami Jagadatmananda and a few other authors.

On 8^th November, 2010 Shri Lakshmi was deeply delighted to receive her favorite books from our volunteers. However, her attitude to face life, even though she knows that she is living with a life threatening illness is indeed commendable.

I wish to make my own toys....

Seven years old Daval is a fun filled, naughty child who lives with a life threatening illness. Our volunteer met him when he was admitted in one of the famous hospitals in Bangalore. Daval soon became very friendly and shared that he likes flying kites, playing marbles and making shapes in ‘mud’ out of his mother’s sight. From further conversation with the kid, our volunteer understood that Daval’s cherished wish was to make toys out of clay.

On 13^th September 2010, our volunteer fulfilled Daval’s wish with a set of colorful Clay. Our volunteer was immensely surprised to see that Daval made amazing replicas of a Christmas tree, a flower, a fish and a beautiful house out of the clay set. But more amazing was that sweet smile on his face which made everyone present there smile as well.

Wish to be a cook

Ranjitha is a 16 years old cute and very shy girl from Doddabellapur, Karnataka, who lives with a life threatening illness. When our volunteers met her and started interacting with her they thought that she may not open up and that she is too shy. But eventually they found that hers was a very unique wish.

Our volunteers asked her about herself and her interests and then she slowly became friendly and started sharing that she likes to play badminton and kabaddi, she is good at making rangoli, likes to read sometimes and so on. But apart from all that, what she really enjoys doing is nothing but cooking! She expressed that she would love to be a cook, for which she often experiments various dishes from magazines and cookery programs on TV.

On 3^rd August 2010, our volunteers had a surprise for Rajitha. She first saw the cookery books with her favorite vegetarian dishes and was so happy that she started going through it. Suddenly our volunteers gave her a pan and a spatula and then an apron and the cook’s cap! She just could not stop smiling. She wore the apron and the cap and insisted our volunteers on clicking more and more photos in her cook’s look.

I wish to listen to music all the time

Shivarama Naidu is an energetic 14 years old boy suffering from Muscular Dystrophy and both the parents working day and night to be able to bear the medical expenses. We got this referral from a Radio programme called “Kakambi”, they interviewed both the father and our wish kid. During that time this little angel told that “His life is too short according to physician, so he would like to donate his eyes to someone. So that my eyes will remain in this earth for a longer time.” One of our volunteer listens to this programme and got the wish parents number and visited the kid’s residence in the evening.

When our volunteers meet this kid, he was watching a music programme “Ede tumbi Haduvenu”. So, they start interacting with him concerning his interests and hobbies. Though he is having severe muscle pain, he keeps on talking with them with grin on his face. He expressed that he would love to play chess, carrom and videogames, but now a days he can’t play as he was getting severe muscle pain. He told them that he is an admirer of Dr.Raj Kumar and his son Shiv Rajkumar. And also he expressed his innermost wish to have MP3 player with his favorite admirer film song.

So, our volunteers choose the eve of World wish day to fulfill his innermost wish and they visited his residence. They fulfilled his wish and there is no limit for his merriment and also he got energy to play his favorite game chess with our volunteers. His mother told “among these days we never seen even a ray of smile on his face, but today you all make him to be filled with joy and cheerfulness”.

World Wish Day Celebrations

With support of volunteers, corporates, donors and sponsors, we could do 16 wishes on the occassion of World wish day. bicycles, MP3 players, dolls, toys, the wish gifts got smiles on those lovely faces. With over 50 people attending the events, it was memorable for the children. Thank you all for being there.

I love tractors

Master Rajeev is a 4 years old boy suffering from a life threatening illness; our volunteers met and identified his innermost wish to have a toy tractor. Bangalore Turf Club, BARI sponsored the wish and as a surprise organized a real tractor to take him for a ride all around the race course. On a special day 15th March 10, he comes along with his father and siblings to BTC. He was very much energized by seeing horses and when he saw the real tractor there is no limit for his cheerfulness. He went for a round in tractor along with his brother and a sister; he asked the driver how to drive infact he also tried to drive. Subsequently, he was gifted by a toy tractor and he was delighted to receive the gift and the event shall remain his memories for all times to come. We wish him well.

Wish to see a racing horse

“Like a bolt out of the blue, fate steps in and sees you through. When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true.” The words of the Disney signature tune never rang s true as today, when the Bangalore Division of the Make A Wish Foundation of India took young Chirag to the Bangalore Amateur Riding Institute at Bangalore Racecourse to realize his wish to see a racing horse.

Make A Wish Foundation of India, initiated in India since 1995 and have fulfilled more than 16500 such unique wishes of children between 3 and 18 years of age with life threatening illnesses.

When Bangalore division contacted the Bangalore Racecourse with the wish of young four year old Chirag, who was referred to the foundation by Bowring Hospital they readily agreed to take the child around the Racecourse and also gift him a toy horse and toy tiger apart from fulfilling his cherished wish of seeing racing horses.

Chirag was introduced to all the BARI horses and was presented with a magnificent rocking horse by the Chairman of BARI, Mr. Sidney Moses.who explained that BARI is the oldest established riding centre in Karnataka and boasts among their successes, National Champions in many Disciplines and prides itself on having produced some of India’s Top race riders.

Mr. Moses said he shall never forget the look of delight on Chirag’s face when he met the Superstar Horse “Soldier of Fortune” and he was delighted to be a part of the fulfillment of the cherished with of the young boy.

I wish to fly

Seven year old boy Gautam, who our volunteers met, had the cherished wish to fly in the sky. The wish was fulfilled on Sunday the 6th of December 2009, at the Jakkur Airfields, when a microlite aircraft took the little one for a flight of fancy for 30 minutes to a height of 700-800 metres, hovering all over. The boy was thrilled to sea earth from up there and his joy knew no bounds. Yet another smile to our collection.

I wish to have my own drum set.......

Chethan T is a 15 years old boy suffering from Immuno Compromised State referred from Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital. He lost both the parents 3 years back and now he lives with his grand parents and uncle. When our volunteers met him for the first time, he was in pediatric emergency ward and they break the ice through provide him with a drawing book with colour pencils. He was very much fascinated in drawing musical instruments such as veena, mrudangam, drums with cymbals, flute and even the violin. Inspite of this he talked with them about his beloved hobbies-bike racing and look-after his pet dog Jimmy. During holidays, most of the time he will spend for drawing, painting, dancing and playing drums with his friends in a music school nearby their home.

Despite his hobbies, he was keenly interested in TV music and dance programmes. Through watching those shows, he learnt most of the dances and now he started learning his beloved musical instrument drums. In future, he would wish to become a famous Drummer. As our volunteers interacted with him about his wishes, he told them that his wish is to have a whole drum set with cymbals. On the special day of 21st October 2009, along with the drummer of the music shop our volunteers visited wish kids residence with new music drum set. As soon as he saw the music drum set there is no boundary for his cheerfulness. Then the drummer set the whole drum set and also taught him few hindi songs. He was in high spirits and keep on playing the drums which was known to him and also the songs taught by the drummer.

I wish to meet Cinestar Darshan....

Pramila is a 15 years old girl suffering from Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia and referred from MS Ramaiah Memorial Hospital. She lives with her compassionate parents and with two younger brothers near Karnalli village of Bangalore Rural District. Our volunteers visited her in MS Ramaiah Memorial hospital; she was in pediatric hematology oncology ward and just come back to her bed after the chemo therapy. Though she was in pain, she was engrossed with a smile when our volunteers offered “Vishwa Vismaya” the best book of Mr.K.P.Poorna Chandra Tejaswi. Her mother also told that she was eagerly fascinated towards reading the books of Tejaswi and National Poet Kuvempu.

Subsequently our volunteers talked about her interests, hobbies and other extra curricular activities. She told them that she was keenly interested on playing throw ball, volley ball and carom with her neighborhood friends. In addition to this she involved herself in cooking and farming work with her mother. During leisure time she spare the time with watching Kannada movies of Challenging Star Darshan. Infact she had 20 movie CDs of actor Darshan at her home, and whenever she feels dreary she kept herself busy with watching his movies. Since a month onwards because of her hospitalization, she was not able to watch his movies. When our volunteers talked about her innermost wishes she told them that her first wish is to see Kannada actor Darshan anyhow once in her lifetime.

Then our volunteers interacted with actor Darshan’s Makeup man and through him, someway got the permission to meet Actor Darshan. But, at this point of time, the kid is not in a good condition to meet him, because of her illness she was already shifted to Intensive Care Unit. And then our volunteers requested Actor Darshan to visit the hospital and explained the whole circumstances of kid to him. He was kind enough to meet the wish kid on the same day 15th October 2009, 6.30PM at M S Ramaiah Memorial Hospital ICU ward. When Darshan visited the wish kid she was unconscious, as soon as she heard his voice she recognized him. Though she was in pain, unable to speak, she opened her eyes and nodded her head with satisfaction and uttered a word “Anna” with lots of pain. Actor Darshan talked to her for a while and gifted her with a big teddy bear. He was generous to bless her with good health and also prayed for her.