Summer is one of the best times for me with all the sun,
relaxation, and beach it is truly a great time.
One thing I truly love about summer is that ESPN teams up with the Make
A Wish Foundation to give kids the sports dream they have always wanted. Every story is extremely heart warming and
makes me choke up a little bit. To see
smiles on these kids faces who have endured so much pain and had part of the
childhood taken away is amazing. These
kids help put your life in perspective and truly realize what is
important. We all complain about little
things but to see these kids so upbeat after battling life-threatening diseases
truly puts all of your problems aside.
This video is especially close to me because of the love this kid has
for soccer. After battling leukemia
Brendan just wants to be a kid and play the game he loves. He wished to play with his favorite player
Landon Donovan and it came true.
With all of the amazing moments in that video the moment
that stuck out the most is when Brendan responded, “I’m not sick, I just have
cancer.” That statement in my opinion is
so moving and almost brought tears to my eyes.
I even remember going crazy when Landon Donovan scored that game winning
goal against Algeria. While watching
this video I almost felt like I had a connection to Brendan. Seeing him playing with all of these great
players made me so happy. Brendan even
playing with David Beckham who is an international superstar warmed my
heart. ESPN puts so much emotion into
these videos that whatever their dream is it is always moving. I strongly encourage people to watch more of
these videos and watch them this summer.
Also, I would like people to look into to donating any amount to Make A
Wish because what they do is truly amazing.
Pete, I absolutely love this post. My brother is an avid ESPN fan as well and during the summer, I always overhear these Make A Wish stories being played on his television. I think the overall purpose of the organization is what makes it great and for once, the use of celebrities is actually useful. Typically, these commercials just glorify celebrities but here, they are actually granting a child a dying wish, which is just so awesome.
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