You receive one phone call and your world changes. Your relative or friend who is in his mid 30s or 50s is diagnosed terminally ill. And they should contact hospice care. Although age does not matter, in my personal situation, someone who is only 48 should not be in her final stage of life. When this situation occurs there is nothing you can do to change their medical condition but you can help them in many other ways.

A patient, who is diagnosed as terminally ill, will need ways to address their physical and emotional distress. Obviously there is nothing you can do to change their physical condition. The hospice services will be there for that. You can, though, help them enjoy what they still can do, be there for them, let them lean on you for support, all while you grieve for them. Help them in fulfilling the Final Wishes which they want to Come True.

Everyone has different wishes and dreams of things they hope to do during their lifetime. For some it may be taking a family vacation or visiting a loved one that has moved away. Others may dream of seeing their favorite football team play a game or going to hear their favorite music group perform. Many people put off their wishes and dreams to the future. But for those diagnosed with a terminal illness their future is now. Dreams and wishes are tucked deep underneath the pain and suffering of everyday life. Living with a life-limiting illness often drains financial and emotional resources causing more strain on families as they struggle with the daily battle of their illness.

For some dreams and wishes change as life changes. Dreams of a new wheel chair or hearing aid, dinner at a favorite restaurant or a few hours at a beach feeling the warmth of the sun seems unattainable for many with a terminal illness.

With the help of organizations that grant wishes to adults, dreams are fulfilled and wishes are granted to terminally ill adults. Many of the dreams involve a terminally ill parent that wants to create a lasting happy memory for their children to have once they have passed from this earth.

How to Support Dreams For Terminally Ill Adults

Adult Make A Wish - Dream Foundation is a wish granting organization for adults. They work with adults who have been devastated by life limiting illnesses. When this non- profit organization can make a wish come true for adults it provides them with peace, comfort, and closure.

Make A Wish Program

The Dream Foundation, founded in 1994, serves all fifty states in the U.S.A. and has granted thousands of dreams to offset the emotional, financial and physical toll terminally ill individuals have endured. This adult make a wish granting charity works with volunteers, hospices and health care organizations that are looking for some way to help their terminally ill patients, 18 years and older, realize one final dream.

Make A Wish - Make Dreams Come True

Adults have dreams, too. Dream families are struggling financially as a result of battling their illness and would not be able to afford a final dream without help. A dream come true could be simple such as fulfilling a promised event with someone special, going on a fishing trip or doing an activity they always wished they could do. Some wish granting is in the form of physical help such as a stair lift, motorized scooter, or other appliance that makes their life a little easier. Many adults make a wish to have their loved ones together to enjoy each others company to create a lasting memory.

www.dreamfoundation.org or call 805-564-2131.

Make A Wish Ways To Donate To Charity - The Dream Foundation

The Dream Foundation's mission is "to enhance the quality of life for individuals, and their families, at the end of life's journey." They depend on donations to keep adult make a wish and dreams come true.

• Donated frequent flier airline miles to reunite families and make dreams requiring travel come true.

• Non-cash contributions of in-kind or non-cash donations including hotel rooms, restaurant meals, etc.

• Adopt a Dream and underwrite an entire dream.

• Volunteers may be trained to actually grant dreams from their own homes.

• Cash donations.

Meals at Restaurants

Tickets to amusement parks and events

Medical Supplies

Everyone will come to their final stage of life. The Dream Foundation's goal is to impact the quality of life, for terminally ill adults, by helping make a dream come true. It's so glad to see a foundation for adults wishes, so many adults have spent their lives focusing on family they forget about themselves, Its nice to see everyone can have a wish come true.

Adults have dreams too that are often overlooked. So it's really a appreciable effort to help them.

Whether a wish is for a family reunion, Christmas dinner in July or a trip to Disneyland with their children, wish granting Foundation provide terminally ill patients the chance to focus on something positive in their life.