Grant A Wish Day
Childhood oncology patients struggle with their disease on a day to day
basis. The pain, the nausea, the discomfort is a part of their lives for the
duration of the treatment. While every effort is made to ensure that they
receive the chemo, prostheses, blood components, in short the complete
protocol the doctor prescribes, often the small ingredients that make
childhood are forgotten.
Every child has a wish, but the desires of a childhood cancer patient are pushed to the background. Recognising this,
Cancer Patients Aid Association worked with the Sadhu Vaswani Trust to
fulfill the innocent wishes of some patients. On Saturday 3rd May, the
children were first entertained by a magician, then invited to sing along
with Kiran, a talented young singer. Snacks followed. Then the grand
finale-each child was presented with the gift they had requested. Each gift
was wrapped and addressed to the individual child. Immense efforts had gone
into ensuring that there were no mistakes. From video games to dolls to
cricket sets and cycles-the children were delighted and for an afternoon,
childhood returned.
Many thanks to the generous members of the Sadhu Vaswani Trust who made
this special occasion possible.






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