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This is such big news: We’ve extended our World Kidney Day fundraising deadline until midnight tonight to give you one more chance to help fund 100 wishes for kids with kidney conditions and other critical illnesses. Your gift today will matter so much to the thousands of kids who are still waiting for the life-changing impact of a wish. Make your gift today to bring joy and hope to the kids who need it most.
Melanie is one of the kids whose wish came to life thanks to supporters like you. She had always dreamed of becoming a doctor. But when she found out that she had kidney disease, it threatened her dream and her life.
To survive, she needed a kidney transplant. Her mother was a perfect match and happily donated her kidney, determined to see Melanie go on and live her dream.
Throughout her treatment and recovery, Melanie's passion for the medical field intensified with every visit she made to the hospital. She learned all she could from her own treatments. So when supporters like you made it possible to grant Melanie’s wish, it took her no time at all to decide: She wished to be a doctor.
Melanie’s wish gave her the chance to see behind the scenes of a hospital. She visited the ambulance bay, went to mini-medical school, participated in rounds for simulation patients and even performed a simulation surgery. This experience on her wish day reinforced her goal to become a pediatric nephrologist when she’s older so she can help other kids facing conditions like hers.
For kids like Melanie, a wish is so much more than a day of fun. It gives them the resilience and hope they need to persevere through the toughest days of their illness and believe in brighter days ahead. But every 20 minutes, another child like Melanie receives a life-altering diagnosis – and we can’t provide them with a wish experience without your help.
So please, will you make a donation now to help grant wishes for kids who are facing the difficult realities of kidney disease and other critical illnesses? | 
