![Wish kid Idris standing in window of CTA train looking at the camera](/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_16x9_preview/public/2025-01/Idris_9_congenital%20heart%20condition_to%20be%20a%20CTA%20operator_3%20%281%29.jpg?h=c24d06f8&itok=bCXsYgpX)
I wish to be a CTA operator
Idris, 9
congenital heart condition
Fill a waiting child's heart with hope.
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87%
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I wish to have a puppy
Nyla
7
leukemia
![Wish kid Nya holding puppy](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_large_default_1x/public/2023-09/hero.png?h=44c81ccd&itok=90egE9GS)
A spark of hope can change everything.
Research shows that wishes have proven physical and emotional benefits that can give a child better health outcomes and increase their chances for survival.