The wishes of two local teenagers have been granted by Make-A-Wish New Jersey, whose mission is to create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

Toby has had to endure the frightening realities that come with critical illness. The normal day-to-day life of a young boy his age was often taken from him and replaced with treatments, doctor visits, and time away from friends and family.

During a celebration for the Make-a-Wish Foundation of New Jersey, Dwayne Johnson spoke about his father, wrestling legend Rocky Johnson, who was one of the first wish-granters of the chapter some 35 years ago.

It’s a simple thing that most of us take for granted: the ability to hike through the woods. For 8-year-old Klara Pederson, who uses a wheelchair due to a rare muscle disease, it was just about impossible.

Make-A-Wish New Jersey surprised Claudia with a trip of a lifetime - to California for her favorite teen awards show - at Jersey Mike's Subs in Brick, NJ.

There are some special VIPS in town for the big game.

Marisa Tufaro, who died before she was able to live out the complete magical experience Make-A-Wish New Jersey created for her, appears to have found from heaven a meaningful way to fulfill a desire to give back to the organization.

Kyle is one of five Make-A-Wish children who will attend the Pro Bowl at 3 p.m. Sunday at Camping World Stadium.

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An eighth-grader at Carl Sandburg Middle School surpassed his mission, collecting 78,257 letters for Make-A-Wish through Macy’s BELIEVE campaign.