Here is his story. He is a terrific kid.
Wallace Coleman Love has been chosen as a wish child for 2015. Coleman was born with a very serious and life threatening heart defect known as hypoplastic left heart syndrome, commonly called HLHS. Life is not compatible without immediate reconstructive heart surgery, followed by additional surgeries. Coleman had open heart surgery in Philadelphia PA at five days old, five months old and again at 30 months old. He also had five angioplasty heart procedures performed during the first three years of his life, with one of them resulting in a stroke that was caused by a clotting disorder that was unknown at the time. He has almost fully recovered from the stroke and is full of energy most of the time. His prognosis from HLHS is still a great deal of uncertainty at this time.
Coleman was initially categorized as being developmentally delayed because of everything he had dealt with since birth, but he was later diagnosed with Autism. He is now ten years old and is still non-verbal. He is full of energy and life itself, as he loves to play outside and especially loves swimming. He doesn't like crowds or loud noises, and his patience is often very short. He also likes to ride 4-wheelers, but he spends most of his time on his iPad. Instead of fighting the crowds at Disney World or some other tourist attraction, or trying to fly commercial airline with oxygen, Coleman has elected to make his wish last for years to come. His wish is to have a commercial type playground set right in his own yard. He loves to slide and swing, and these activities also serve as sensory therapy.
If you would like to make a donation towards Coleman's wish, please send it to the address below. All donations are tax deductible.
Make-A-Wish® Mississippi
576 Highland Colony Parkway
Suite 120
Ridgeland, MS 39157
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We will also be auctioning off some great calls over the next several weeks. You can follow them here. http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,56977.0.html
If interested, you can also donate online or I can email you a donation form. Thanks for your help.
https://wish.org/local-chapters?chapterid=036-000
I hope I did it right. I picked Make-A-Wish® Mississippi.
Be sure and post us a picture when his wish comes true. And good luck to Coleman!
Prayers for the Family and the make a wish foundation. I could not even begin to imagine. I have 2 boys myself. Doing a great job Mom and Dad. Puts a lot in perspective, I will send a donation when I can.
Great blessing for the young man! You sir have been treated with a special gift in your son. Not all parents are presented with an opportunity like you have. It's take a strong heart and extroidinary faith to be the parent you are. I'll do what I can to make his wish happen and I wish you a very happy early father's day!
Thanks guys, really means a lot to me.
Quote from: 357MAGNOLE on June 11, 2015, 04:00:18 PM
Prayers for the Family and the make a wish foundation. I could not even begin to imagine. I have 2 boys myself. Doing a great job Mom and Dad. Puts a lot in perspective,
This!
I'm in.
Hey Rebel,
Can you make a donation specifically in Coleman's name,
or do you just donate to Make-A-Wish Mississippi?
Thanks,
Jim
I am on it Jody!!
Quote from: Jimspur on June 19, 2015, 01:56:30 PM
Hey Rebel,
Can you make a donation specifically in Coleman's name,
or do you just donate to Make-A-Wish Mississippi?
Thanks,
Jim
You can print out this form and send in with yor donation. Just select other chapter(Make A Wish MS) and reference Coleman Love under program code.
https://wish.org/~/media/100-000/Ways%20to%20Help/Giving/Donate/Printable-right-rail%20FORMS/National-Donation-Form.ashx
Bump for Coleman.
The first round of donated Make A Wish Mississippi calls have been posted on Ebay. I will be putting up a few each week as they continue to show up. All proceeds will go to Make A Wish Mississippi. I would like to thank everyone for helping out with this project. Good luck.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261943156147?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261943177397?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261943184119?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261943190959?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261943212040?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261943236614?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261943250718?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
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