What is the Impact of Granting Wishes?
More than Medicine
When children are battling a critical illness, so much of normal childhood is taken away from them — it is exhausting, both emotionally and physically. A wish is something that gives children the opportunity to look outside their illness — it restores a sense of childhood back to the child and normalcy back to the family.
Research shows, and physicians agree, wishes can help improve a child’s quality of life and produce better health outcomes. Members of theMake-A-Wish Children’s Foundation Pakistan Medical Advisory Committee share the life-changing impact wishes have — beyond just medicine — on their patients and their families.
Why Wishes Matter
In 2015, Make-A-Wish Children’s Foundation Pakistan conducted a study to measure how wish-granting experiences influence medical outcomes of children with critical illnesses. The results revealed wishes not only increased hope, they also improved the children’s physical and emotional health. The wishes made the impossible, possible — helping children replace fear with confidence, sadness with joy and anxiety with hope.
Learn more about how Make-A-Wish Children’s Foundation Pakistan is helping children improve their emotional health more visibly and successfully than any other organization.