I wish to have a wheelchair accessible playset | Lance | Make a Wish

wish kid Lance

"The doctors do their best to keep Jazzy and Lance alive, and what my wife and I try to do is give them a life. And this gives them a life." -Keith, wish dad

By supporting Make-A-Wish this holiday season, you can help bring joy back into a child’s life-a child-like Lance who wished for a wheelchair accessible playset that he and his sister could both enjoy.

3-year-old Lance and his sister, Jazzy, were both born with respiratory failure. Both children are immunocompromised, require around-the-clock care, and leaving the house is difficult, especially during the global pandemic. Lance wished for a wheelchair-accessible playset in his own backyard-a place where he and his sister, and family members of all abilities, could safely swing and play together.

Watch Lance's Inspiring Wish Story!

On the day Lance’s wish came true in August, a parade of cars made up of friends, family and community members, drove past his house with banners and balloons to celebrate. Lance’s wish brought him joy and so much more hope for the future. His wish uplifted his entire family and inspired his community to get involved.

"We can actually take them out here every day and allow them to have fun and give them quality of life." 

-Keith, wish dad

Lance's playset

Lance's Family

Did you know about 80% of wish kids beat their illness and live typical healthy lives? Once in adulthood, many wish kids tell Make-A-Wish that their wish marked a turning point in their road to treatment and recovery.  

If a child you loved were fighting a critical illness, what would you give to make their wish come true?  

Right now, more than 2,000 children in Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana are waiting for a wish. Bring joy back into a child’s life this holiday season by becoming a Wishmaker and make your gift monthly! Now more than ever, we need your help to ensure that we make every wish come true.  To make your gift, learn more about the Make-A-Wish mission, and ways you can get involved in wish granting, visit  wish.org/oki/holiday.

Click on the links below to watch other inspiring stories about wish kids Ava, Jasmine, Evelyn and Lincoln! Wishes like theirs are being granted right now in YOUR community! 