Meet Our Moms

Heather was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer just as her youngest son was turning 1 year old. Heather lives in Alabama with her husband of 14 years and their three sons ages 14, 10, 8. In 2024, Ally’s Wish granted her wish of a trip to Disney! Heather said, “we had the absolute best time! Our cheeks hurt from smiling and laughing, it was perfect! I can’t thank you all enough for blessing us with this trip! It was just nice to not have to worry about anything else but each other.”

Kristy Pena is a sweet mom from Frisco, TX.  Her original diagnosis of stage 3 breast cancer in 2021 quickly turned to stage 4 in fall of 2022.  Kristy has a beautiful, positive spirit and plans to fight this cancer every step of the way to keep making memories with her family!  In October 2023, Ally’s Wish was able to send Kristy, with husband Gio and daughter Katalina to Hawaii!  Kristy said “I can’t thank you enough for helping to make my wish come true! It was the trip of a lifetime!”🌺🤟

Amanda was first diagnosed with breast cancer at 33 years old. She lives in Idaho with her husband and two amazing children In 2023, Amanda and her family were granted a wish of a trip to Colorado to spend time together in the mountains. Amanda said she was exhausted and had the best time they could have imagined exploring the mountains with her family, making lasting memories!

In May 2020, hours before her daughter’s birth, Helena was told that the lump in her left breast was breast cancer. While recovering from her C section she was told that her breast cancer was Stage 4. Helena has an amazing husband and a beautiful 3 year old daughter. This past July 2023 Helena and her family were able to spend time together in Hawaii. It was a dream come true in paradise. Every moment felt special and was filled with joy.

Kate Witten was diagnosed with metastatic adenocarcinoma at the young age of 30.  She is a loving mother to her 5 year old son and 3 year old daughter.  Kate was referred to Ally’s Wish less than a year after her diagnosis, at this point all lines of treatment had failed.  In April 2023, Kate was able to take a dream trip to Disney World with her husband and children!  Their trip was full of princess parties, character encounters and making lasting family memories.  Kate’s husband wrote to Ally’s Wish:

“The trip was everything we wanted it to be and more.  I truly feel like Katie hung on so she had just enough energy to get through this trip to make the memories with the kids. Thank you again to you and your team.”

Meet Tiffany, a single mom, and her incredible son Cade, who faces unique challenges as a high-functioning autistic child. Tiffany’s journey hasn’t been easy; diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer in 2017, she’s persevered through it all. With no medical insurance, her diagnosis came late, but her determination to create lasting memories for Cade never wavered. Despite the hurdles, Tiffany’s spirit remains unbreakable, focused on crafting joyous moments for her son. With the help of Ally’s Wish, her heartfelt dream of taking Cade to the beach and watching the sunrise and sunset together became a reality. Their Miami adventure was beyond imagination – attending a Marlins Game where Cade was part of the opening ceremony, enjoying sunny beach days, and embarking on an exhilarating speed boat tour.

In her final days, Michelle wanted to spend Easter with her young family. In February, Ally’s Wish traveled to Albany, NY to make that wish happen. Such a sweet family in one last celebration of the hope that is to come.

A Hawaiian wish come true for another mom, Brenna Bausch. The photos speak for themselves. This is what your support makes happen.

Daniela Martinez is a 29-year-old mom with a 2 year old daughter. She is battling Triple Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer. Daniela was recently granted a wish of a trip to Alaska. From Daniela:

We are almost done settling back in after our amazing trip. I wanted to express my gratitude to you and everyone at Ally’s Wish. I was able to check so many things off my bucket list! I got to see my daughters face when she saw snow for the first time, went to the top of the space needle in Seattle, saw the NORTHERN LIGHTS! And everything was made easy and possible for us thanks to Ally’s Wish. We made so many beautiful memories as a family and the places we visited will be special to all of us forever. Thank you for giving me this opportunity and helping my daughter make memories with her mom.

Sue Coltman’s wished was sponsored in December 2022 and will be granted in 2023. From Sue:

“I cried when I read your email and am still crying as I try to type this. It means so much to me to have been selected so quickly and I am extremely grateful and honored.

This is truly a Christmas Miracle so searched and searched to find this photo of me and Carmel (age 12) from 2019 at the Sight and Sound Theatre when I was still healthy. I thought it was fitting. The other more recent photo is from this past summer after my metastatic breast cancer diagnosis with Carmel (age 15).

Carmel has always wanted to go to Walt Disney World but I wanted to wait until she was old enough to remember it. The years got away from me after her dad and I divorced. And I never thought I would be diagnosed with breast cancer again after 12 years cancer free, especially metastatic stage 4 that had spread throughout my body. So now my wish is to take Carmel to Walt Disney World to fulfill her childhood wish. That is what would make me happy.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Many blessings to you.”

Meet Kristie. Her wish was select in December of 2022 and will be granted in 2023. When asked what her wish is, she said, ”

Thank you so much! That is so amazing! I would love to have a tree house to spend time with my sweet babies in and when that day comes they can have a place to go back to and know I was there and will always be.”

After an initial diagnosis of Stage 3 Breast Cancer in 2016, Tiffany learned in 2020 that she had metastatic disease throughout her liver, bones, and brain. She is living with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer and undergoing continuous treatment, all while raising two young sons.

Tiffany and her family love the outdoors and her wish was to see the Northern Lights in person. In November 2022, that wish came true with a trip to Fairbanks, Alaska.