A little boy from Delaware County, Pennsylvania, is getting to see his dream come true.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For 5-year-old Angelo Declerico, Christmas came early. Angelo and his family are loaded up with gifts on their send-off to Disney World \u2014 a dream vacation granted by Make-A-Wish and Keystone First.<\/p>\n
“We encourage excitement as your wish unfolds,” Joanne McFall, the market president of Keystone First, said. “Our magic will be a marvelous thing to behold. Sit back, relax, and wear a big grin. It is time for your wonderful wish to begin.”<\/p>\n
A little over a year ago, Angelo was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, a cancer of the nerve cells.<\/p>\n
“He had a tumor pressing against his lung, which was pressing against his heart, which was making the fast heart rate,” Jennifer Taylor, Angelo’s mom, said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Angelo was hospitalized at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for months with treatments that included chemotherapy.<\/p>\n
“Probably the first time ever in my life that I was actually ever scared,” Michael Declerico, Angelo’s dad, said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Doctors say he’s stable now and ready for his Disney wish to come true.<\/p>\n
“When a child learns that they will receive a wish, stress turns to hope,” Jennifer Davis, of Make-A-Wish, said. “Fear becomes strength. And perhaps the most important thing of all is that a wish gives the child the chance to reclaim their childhood that the illness has robbed them of.”<\/p>\n
Wearing his mouse ears, Angelo says he’s excited to see Mickey, and so are his parents. He is among 8,700 children granted wishes by Make-A-Wish.<\/p>\n
“After everything that he’s been through, he deserves it,” Taylor said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0When wishes come true, the tears of cancer are being replaced with the smiles of joy.<\/p>\n
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