After dad denies Make-A-Wish Disney trip, girl to go after all

[Baitball Blogger]

A 4-year-old cancer patient from Ohio who was denied a Make-A-Wish trip to Disney World by her father will get to go after all.

McKenna May's mother and grandmother say so many donations have poured in during the last few days that they'll be able to pay for the trip themselves.

Online donations topped $11,000 on Friday.

The girl's father initially refused to sign off on the Make-A-Wish trip because he said she was in remission and that the trips should go to children who are sicker than his daughter.


http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-07-20/news/os-dad-denies-disney-make-a-wish-trip-20120720_1_make-a-wish-trip-cancer-patient-mckenna

[Drale]

1. Hell if I had the money

I would have completely payed for her trip myself. I don't like to think this way but just because her cancer is in remission now, it could return in an instance and she could lose her life very fast. As far as I'm concerned every kid should go to Disney World at least once.

[obamanut2012]

2. What a jerk

[jillan]

3. WTF is wrong with that father trying to deny his daughter happiness. She has been thru hell,

and she deserves to be happy.

[demwing]

4. Having had a child of my own that had a terminal wish granted

I can say that I understand the father's intent - he wants dying children to get funded, and probably does not want to accept the fact that his child could die.

No parent wants to accept that vision.

Signing the Make a Wish paperwork was one of the hardest things I have ever done. It was a very early step in accepting that my boy was dying.

I disagree with this father's decision, but understand it. Give this man a break. Until you have walked in such shoes, you can't judge this parent accurately, or with full empathy.

[Baitball Blogger]

5. Thank you for sharing your personal insight.

Bless you.

[magical thyme]

6. you are, of course, totally right

I am so sorry about your son.

[nichomachus]

7. +1

[barbtries]

8. that's what i thought.

maybe he's afraid that accepting a gift from the make a wish foundation will jinx his daughter's chances of a full recovery. he's not being grinchy, he just loves his little girl and wants her to stick around until long after he dies.

demwing i am so sorry for your loss.

[Patiod]

9. Sanity vs gut reaction

Thank you.

So sorry about your situation demwing.

[lumberjack_jeff]

10. Thank you for this. n/t