Wish stories

Learn about inspirational wish children and the amazing people who help their wishes come true.

Wish kid Cooper is smiling from his wheelchair, waving his red and blue stripped scarf

Inspirational wish stories

  • Make-A-Wish Australia wish kid Claude with NBA star Ben Simmons

    Claude's wish to meet Ben Simmons

    A devastating congenital heart condition runs in Claude's family. His wish to meet Ben Simmons showed him that when you dream big, anything is possible.

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  • Make-A-Wish Australia wish kid Samuel filmed with the Better Homes and Gardens team

    Samuel's Better Homes and Gardens wish

    Samuel knew exactly what he wanted for his wish - to meet Adam and Jason from Better Homes and Gardens.

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  • Harrison's wish

    Harrison's wish came true when he became a police cadet for the day with the South Australia Police Academy.

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  • Charlie's wish to meet Ben Simmons

    Charlie thought it was going to be just a standard school day. And then his basketball hero Ben Simmons arrived!

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  • Make-A-Wish Australia wish kid Chelsea standing in Melbourne's Hosier Lane

    Chelsea's Melbourne adventure

    Chelsea wanted to forget about the endless hospital appointments and come to Melbourne and get dressed up for a photo shoot.

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  • Make-A-Wish Australia wish kid Sullivan with Adelaide Crows footy players and family

    Sullivan meets the Crows

    As little Sullivan spent six months in hospital fighting leukaemia, it was the Adelaide Crows footy team that kept him smiling.

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  • Make-A-Wish Australia wish kid Ben backstage with The Wiggles

    Ben's wish to meet The Wiggles

    Ben dreamed of leaving behind the endless hospital appointments for a chance to meet his favourite performers of all time, The Wiggles.

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  • Make A Wish Australia Children's Charity, Rocco's wish with PAW patrol

    Rocco's PAW Patrol Adventure

    Rocco absolutely adores watching PAW Patrol, and wished for a real-life adventure.

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  • Make A Wish Australia Children's Charity - Emma on her wish to be a rockstar princess riding on a unicorn

    Emma's rockstar princess wish

    Once upon a time, a princess wished to be whisked away from her gloomy hospital and onto a stage...

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  • Make A Wish Australia Children's Charity, Hannah's wish for a bedroom makeover with The Block, Bianca & Carla & Scotty Cam

    Hannah's new room, as seen on A Current Affair

    Hannah absolutely loves The Block and wished to have a ‘room reveal’ just like on the show.

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  • Sydney's youngest train driver

    Alec has been fascinated by trains all his life, so his wish was no surprise - an epic train ride!

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  • Janey's wish to see the world up high

    At only 5 years old, this brave little girl wanted nothing more than to fly high and look down to see the world.

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Wish kids featured on this page

⭐ Alexander, 15, neurofibromatosis, 'I wish to have the ultimate Tassie foodie holiday'.