Ayden’s wish to go to Rome, Italy was a life-changing, once-in-a-lifetime experience. His wish trip meant more to him than just traveling to another country; visiting Italy was a dream realized! Ayden has contended with a cardiac condition for years. When he was first connected with Make-A-Wish, he was visited by wish-granting volunteers who asked him a special question: “If you could have one wish, what would it be?”
Although answering a question like that can sometimes take a while for a child to answer, Ayden knew exactly what his wish would be!
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Upon their sons’ return to Syracuse, Debbie and Marilyn, otherwise known as the “dynamic duo,” began volunteering as wish granters and have since granted wishes for more than 113 children throughout the 15 counties served by Make-A-Wish Central New York. Their exemplary work ethic has inspired practices and policies in use today for volunteer training and to ensure each wish is as unique as the children who make them. 
Flying like Tinker Bell in a plane, dining with Disney Princesses, meeting a star fairy, having unlimited carousel rides, being tucked into bed by bunnies, being chosen for a magical wand, and swimming with real-life mermaids…these are only a handful of the amazing moments we had on Alayah’s wish trip. 