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kenlie, 10, had her dream
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in 2014. ?i wanted to go to disney world because i?ve never been,? says kenlie. ?my favorite part was going to the castle, and i met snow white, ariel, jasmine, and belle.? jennifer jackson, kenlie?s mom, says
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spoiled them and allowed them to take kenlie on a trip she otherwise couldn?t have gone on. ?from the minute we got off the plane, they treated us so special,? says jackson. ?when your kid has a life threatening illness, you can?t always do things like this.
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provides experiences that we may not be able to provide for them on our own.? kenlie was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma in 2008, and she is continuing to receive treatment.
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was the vision of seven families in denham springs who wanted to make
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realities for children with life-threatening by madeline rathle c ameron, 9, has already had a memorable year. she completed her chemotherapy treatment in march, and now she is getting ready to pack for a disney cruise, thanks to
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of louisiana. cameron was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia when she was six and is now in remission. when the organization chose her as a dream child, she couldn?t decide if her dream should be to go to the beach or head to disney world, says her mother, lauren higgins. she decided to combine the two and set sail for the open seas. the dream family:
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of louisiana connect / l o c a l p r o f i l e illnesses. ?e organization serves children ages 3-18 who are battling life-threatening conditions and live in louisiana. in 1982, all funding was provided by the seven families, but the organization has grown tremendously since then and is now called
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of louisiana. ?god has blessed us,? says becky prejean, executive director of
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of louisiana. ?when i joined, we would do maybe three, four, five things a year. we were so excited when we would get a dream application. now, we are up to about 80
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per year.? ?is is possible because of fundraising and social media. ?e organization doesn?t pay for advertising, says prejean, so the birth of facebook has been a game changer. ?our supporters love to hear that our money stays in louisiana,? says prejean. ?we work with quite a few hospitals, cameron recently participated in the organization?s fashion show. she was nervous at first but ready to do it again once it was over. 46 brparents.com | may 2017
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