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Qualifying Medical Conditions
The purpose of the Make-A-Wish Foundation®
is to grant the wish of each child who has reached the age
of 2 ½ and is under the age of 18 who has a life-threatening
medical condition, i.e., a progressive, degenerative or malignant
medical condition that has placed the child's life in jeopardy.
This form contains a list of specific medical conditions
that qualify a child for a wish. Medical conditions not included
in this list may also qualify a child based on the life-threatening
condition as defined above. It is not the disease or condition
itself that qualifies the child, but the fact that, at the
time of referral, the disease or condition has become life-threatening.
Cardiology
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Pulmonary artery hypertension
- Kawasaki syndrome with significant coronary involvement
- Transposition of the great arteries
with poor ventricular function
- Complex congenital heart lesions
Gastroenterology
- Congenital biliary atresia
- End stage liver failure, post infectious, toxic
or vascular
- Short bowel syndrome with total parenteral dependence
- Storage or metabolic diseases with organ impairment
Hematology/Oncology
- Chronic congenital hypoplastic anemia (transfusion
dependent)
- Aplastic anemia (including Fanconi's)
- Sickle cell diseases (organ impairments or life-threatening
complications)
- Severe agranulocytosis
- Thalassemia major
- Cancers that require ongoing treatment, including
chemotherapy, radiation, bone marrow or stem cell
transplant
Immunology
- Congenital immune deficiencies with known limitations
on life span, or requiring bone marrow transplants
- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV infection
with symptoms and/or significant immune suppression)
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Nephrology
Neurology
- Degenerative gray matter disease
- Degenerative white matter disease
- Spinal muscular atrophy
- Muscular dystrophy (rapidly progressive cases)
Pulmonology
- Cystic fibrosis (with moderate to severe progressive
lung disease)
Rheumatology
- Systemic lupus erythematosus with life-threatening
complications
- Dermatomyositis
- Scleroderma
Transplants
- Bone marrow or stem cell transplant
- Solid organ transplant
Urology
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