Celebrating 200 wishes... - Make-A-Wish Foundation

Make-A-Wish Foundation ® (Singapore) Ltd
JIA MING’S
WISH
WISH
GRANTERS
Debbie and Ginny
Computer with a Puppy experience
When we first met Jia Ming, he was a shy and quiet boy.
We spent some time trying to coax him into telling us his
wish. It turned out that his desire was to have his own
desktop computer. We also found out that Jia Ming loves
dogs, but unfortunately, having a dog for him was not
advisable, due to his illness. Nonetheless, with that in
mind, we set out to make the wish delivery a memorable
one for him!
We roped in fellow volunteer Anne Yeo who has a lovely
Miniature Schnauzer named Dusty to help us. On the day
of the delivery of the wish, we surprised Jia Ming with a visit
from Dusty, Anne and her family! We ‘lured’ Jia Ming out of
the house so that we could set up the computer and hide
it with colourful Make-A-Wish balloons. After everything
was done, we promptly called Anne to bring Jia Ming and
his family up to the house. We led an unsuspecting Jia Ming
into his room with Dusty barking all the way. We opened
the door with a flourish and released all the balloons tied
up in front of the computer! It was a priceless moment to
see the stunned and delighted expression on Jia Ming’s
face. Jia Ming promptly tried out his new computer and
the games we downloaded for him.
After some time, Jia Ming could not resist the temptation
to play with Dusty again, how could he not with Dusty
running in and out of the room and barking for his
attention! Jia Ming was game to learn how to make Dusty
do a few tricks a few tricks from Anne and her husband,
Leon. It was obvious that Jia Ming and Dusty were very
much taken with each another.
Jia Ming and Dusty exchanged many hugs before Dusty
had to leave for home.
All in all, it was an unforgettable day for Jia Ming, Dusty
and all of us.
This wish was made possible through the kind referral by
Joylyn Ng from the Children’s Cancer Foundation.
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