Meet Our Moms

Kara is a wife and mom to 4 children. She was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer that has spread to many places including her brain. Her life expectancy is pretty short so we were able to quickly get her wish granted thanks to an amazing donor! They left on April 21st and took a 4 day cruise to the Bahamas!! They are cherishing all the time they have together as a family, and we are so thankful we got to help bring some joy in this difficult time! Her wish was granted in May 2018.

Christina has stage 4 breast cancer that has spread to her bones. They have only had 1 family vacation together. Her wish was to take her family to Disney World! They had a great time and made some magical memories. Her wish was granted in March 2018.

Nicole’s wish was to take her family to DisneyWorld. Her sweet daughter referred her to us. Nicole was diagnosed in 2012 with stage 3 breast cancer and diagnosed again in 2016 with metastatic breast cancer. Nicole’s family enjoyed a trip to DisneyWorld in January 2018.

Tiffany’s wish has always been to go to Hawaii!! She will spend the week on the beach and watching her son take surfing lessons. She has been battling metastatic breast cancer for 2 years. This will give them time away as a family and not think about being sick! Her wish was granted in February 2018.

Toni was diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer in 2015, and it has now spread to her bones. She continues to fight so she can have more time with her daughter and husband. Her wish is to take her family to Hawaii. Her wish came true in February 2018.

Carol is from Jamaica but came to the US to give her daughters the American dream. Her dream was shattered when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011. It has now spread to her bones and stomach. It was her dream to take her two daughters age 16 and 23 to Hawaii and her wish was granted in January 2018.

Denise has 3 older children who are grown and 3 younger children who are 8, 5, and 3. She was diagnosed in 2016 with metastatic breast cancer. Her wish was to take her 3 younger kids to DisneyWorld. Ally’s Wish sent them on their dream vacation in December 2017.

Michelle was a single mom who battled ovarian cancer over 4 years. She was uncertain how much time she had left but knowing her daughter would soon turn 10 was very important to her. She did not want to miss this special day, so we granted her wish of throwing her daughter a surprise 10th birthday party in December 2017. Michelle gave us her vision and what gifts she wanted to give her daughter. Her daughter was so surprised and said it was the best birthday ever! Michelle passed away a few days later.

Melissa was a single mom of two children ages 16 and 15. She was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer.  Her wish was to take her kids to DisneyWorld. Her family hopes to honor that wish one day since she was unable to travel. Instead, we brought Christmas early to Melissa and her kids. This wish was granted in 48 hours by the help of many people. Melissa watched her children open gifts and listened to carolers outside while the snow was falling. Melissa passed away a week later on December 6, 2017.

Shanna battled stage 4 metastatic breast cancer for 2 years. She and her husband have 2 girls, ages 5 and 7. She lives outside of New York City and her wish was to spend Thanksgiving watching the parade and enjoying a big lunch with her whole family. Ally’s Wish provided a hotel view of the parade and Broadway tickets. Her wish was granted in November 2017.

Christine is a single mom with metastatic breast cancer that has spread to her liver, lymph nodes and bloodstream. Her wish was to take her son to Universal Studies in Florida on his birthday. Her wish was granted in October 2017.

Laura was a young mom diagnosed with a very rare form of appendix cancer. Laura had twin 3-year-old girls. Her wish was to provide charm bracelets for her daughters with charms to commemorate future significant milestones in their lives. Laura picked out charms and the girls’ dad will add the extra charms as the years pass. Laura passed away shortly after the wish was granted in October 2017.