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| Make-A-Wish threw a balloon-filled Wish Party for Vera and our friends and family. |
They grant the wishes of children who are chronically sick.
Each child can have one wish granted. Since Vera cannot tell us what she wishes for, we as her parents get to decide for her.
It was a simple decision.
As an immobile child, the only way Vera can see the world is for someone to push her around or sit in a vehicle.
Vera had outgrown the stroller she had been using since she was 3 years old. She was way overdue for a new one. But because of her Scoliosis - her spine is an S-curve, she needed a wheelchair that could provide customised support so her Scoliosis would not worsen. With such a wheelchair, she could sit for hours in school well-supported.
On the day of the reveal, wish granters surprised us with a chair decked up in a rainbow of colours.
The theme: nursery rhymes "The Wheels On the Bus", "Baa Baa Black Sheep" "Humpty Dumpty". Humpty's expression sums it up "Why are you sleeping at your own party Vera???"
Her day-night reversal meant that she wasn't awake throughout the party.
It was a shame. There were fun and games, a cake, and pretty decor. The last time we had something like this for Vera was at her 5th birthday.
It was great to have our family and friends with us at the party to share the joyful moment. The last we had gathered was under sombre circumstances at the hospital last April.
Thank you Sam, Jimmy from Paediatric Seating Solutions and Auntie L for the hard work behind the scenes getting the wheelchair fitted just right for her. Thank you Make-A-Wish for the gift. Vera can go places now.
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