Q: Why did you choose this wish?

A: Growing up, I spent a lot of free time reading about cars and trends in the auto industry. I liked to design cars of my own. I wanted to be the CEO of General Motors for a day and share my designs with the GM engineers and executives.

Q: What was one of your favorite memories from the wish?

A: The whole wish was amazing, but one of the best parts was the friends I made at General Motors and Kettering University, the former General Motors institute. When I toured there, I knew I wanted to go to school there someday.

Q: What's your medical diagnosis now?

A: I have been in remission since 2003. Because of my recovery, I wasn’t able to leave home and start school at Kettering right away. I kept in touch with the university staff after my wish and they encouraged me to keep my grades up in high school and then take community college classes until I was well enough to move to Michigan and become a student there.

Q: What are some of the highlights of your life now?

A: My program at Kettering gives me real work experience, so in addition to classes, I work at General Electric.

Q: What did your wish mean to you?

A: My wish gave me a lot of confidence and helped me plan for the future that I’m living out today. I hope to get a master’s degree in bio engineering someday, and ultimately work toward curing the diseases that kept me – and so many kids like me – in the hospital.

Q: What do you want to tell people about the Make-A-Wish Foundation?

A: The Foundation offered me a wish experience when I was at my lowest point ever in my senior year of high school. During the wish, I forgot about my sickness and just had fun.