Randy, 19 from Boise, ID wished to marry his girlfriend, Jena.
He was referred to Wishing Star in June 2008 from Meghan Wood-Cardoza, a nurse at St. Lukes who took care of him on his long extended stays in the Hospital. Randy has Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. ALL is a cancer of the white blood cells, the cells in the body that normally fight infections. Leukemia cells are abnormal cells that cannot do what normal blood cells do. The abnormal cells are immature white blood cells that cannot help the body fight infections. For this reason, children with ALL often get infections and have fevers. The improvement in survival for children with ALL over the past 35 years is one of the great success stories of cancer treatment. In the 1960s, less than 5 percent of children with ALL survived for more than five years. Today, about 85 percent of children with ALL live five years or more. After Randy was diagnosed, Jena moved in with his family him and took care of him.
The two married on July 10th overlooking the ocean in Oregon. They were surrounded by their closest family and friends. They both wrote their own vows to each other and Randy We wish them the best in their new life together. Congratulations! Thank you to Hannah’s Hope For Life hannahshopeforlife@yahoo.com for making this Wish possible.
