Max's Wish

By the nature of Max's diagnosis (a child with a potentially life threatening disease), Max was a Make a Wish candidate. Back in June, Make a Wish volunteers came out and met with him and asked him to make a wish. He wished for a soccer ball for his daddy. That is what happens when you ask a 3 year old questions like that. :) However, after many attempts, they finally asked him if he wanted to go on a trip anywhere. He replied that he was going on a trip. They asked where. He said to the place with the big pool and the beach where he made sandcastles with Uncle Greg. They asked him when. He said "right after you leave. Mommy is going to take me. We have to take an airplane." It was about 7PM at the time. Again, got to love the mind of a 3YO. However, they marked it as a wish and asked what he was referring to. I told them of our trip last year to the Bahamas and they worked on a wish. They suggested the Beaches resort in Turks and Caicos and we thought that sounded like a great place for him (and yes, for us as well). We left on Nov 1st for 5 days and had the time of our lives. Max was in his element and there really couldn't have been a better place for him. He started his day around 5:30 by getting me up and helping me make coffee. Then, he and I would sit on the deck while he read or played with playdough and I would knit and drink my coffee and we waited for the waterfall to turn on and the day to start. It was very peaceful. Then, we would head off for breakfast (fruit, fruit, pancakes, fruit, bacon and sausage, freshly squeezed OJ, and more fruit), and return to our room to get ready for a day of water fun. Max loved the pools and we visited each of them. He also enjoyed the beach and building sandcastles. It was hard to get him to break for lunch or dinner. By the end of the day, both kids (and parents for that matter) were worn out so we usually went to bed early. He was very sad to leave.

Thank you so much Make a Wish. It was a great experience.