Hello, I am new here!
My husband has been fighting stage 4 colon cancer for the last 18 months, and about 2 weeks ago was supposed to have a major liver resection. When the surgeon got in there, he found that the cancer had spread all over the liver, and they weren't able to do the procedure. This has some pretty serious implications for my husband's prognosis, though we haven't (and won't) ask for how much time we have left, etc. We know it's serious though. Anyway, that was Friday. On Saturday, some friends of ours decided they wanted to try to raise funds to send us to Disneyworld. By Sunday night, it was definitely happening, and in a big way! We worked with a Disney TA and booked our trip, and then my in-laws booked a room, then my parents booked a room.
So last week, we were not going to Disney World (probably ever...) and now, we are leaving on February 14! We are over our heads in planning, and while I'm trying not to overplan everything, we are traveling in a group of 11 people total, so some things need to be booked ahead of time. My boys are 5 and 8 and they are so excited that we are going. My husband and I have welcomed the happy distraction as well.
I don't know if this counts as a "wish trip" or not, but I don't see why not. It's not an official organization, but over 200 friends and family, as well as some people we don't even know, donated to make this happen for us. We are absolutely stunned and blown away by the kindness and generosity shown toward our family.
Anyway, I will be browsing through the forums and gathering some more info on our resort and the parks. We are going to be staying at Port Orleans Riverside from Feb 14-23. My husband and I are both renting
ECVs, he needs one due to his fatigue and inability to stand for very long, and I had knee surgery 16 weeks ago. I can walk okay, but not 9 days in a row, 5+ miles a day walking.
I just wanted to say hello! Now I need to start digging through all of this information!