I wish to go on a mermaid adventure
Maggie
6
cancer
Maggie's wish to go on a mermaid adventure
Maggie wearing her mermaid crown
Six-year-old Maggie lives in Wake County and has always been an active, healthy child - especially loves being outdoors playing soccer or swimming. One day Maggie came home from soccer practice with severe pains, a moment that would change her world. As she began a difficult journey with cancer treatment she had to take a break from many of these activities that she loved.
Maggie has always loved the magic of mermaids, using her creative mind to envision a world below the sea and having adventures. As Maggie was recovering from her treatments and in better health, she has been spending lots of time outdoors and practicing her swimming again. She immediately knew what her wish would be! She wanted to swim with a mermaid! Maggie and her family were able to take some much needed time away at a beach house on the Outer Banks … a location rumored to have mermaids! One morning during their vacation Maggie and her family walked out onto the beach and found Mermaid Shannon ready to spend the day with her!
Mermaid Shannon presented Maggie with her very own mermaid tail, bringing her into their now-shared special mermaid world, and they spent the morning on the beach together splashing in the water and playing in the sand. In the afternoon, Mermaid Shannon met Maggie back at her beach house for a mermaid pool party including a mermaid make-up session (hint: always include lots of glitter), swimming together, and sharing a custom mermaid cake. Maggie is now officially a mermaid after her wish day, and she and her family will always cherish the memories of their week at the beach together.