The wish was more than what we could have hoped for. It was a break away where we had nothing to worry about and best of all, it was all for Sophia.

“Nikkita's wish was so fantastic it is difficult to pinpoint a favourite part of the day from her or Minali! The cast and staff at the Churchill Theatre were all wonderfully attentive and made Nikkita feel very special. Thank you for giving Nikkita a memory that will shine above the memories of her long treatment.”

“Callum was smiling and laughing when he met Father Christmas…I’ve never seen him like that and in that moment he just looked OK. Make-A-Wish really does bring such magic to children.”

“Make-A-Wish is brilliant. The pleasure it gave Thomas is something we could have never given to him and seeing Thomas and his six year old brother Nathan engrossed and enjoying something together was lovely.”

We often speak to parents who tell us just how important the wish experience was but we felt that it was important to gain a better understanding of what this meant, exactly. We hope that this research will demonstrate just how extraordinary Make-A-Wish is.

I genuinely believe that the psychological impact has such a major part to play in illness and Make-A-Wish really helps in ways medicine can’t.

We were told that Natasha was blind but after getting her sensory equipment we noticed that she was responding to the lights and colours. The sensory equipment has really made such a big difference – her eyes light up at the fibre optics and when she’s unsettled we just put her on the waterbed and it calms her.