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Make-A-Wish gifts campers to girl with kidney cancer and boy after leukemia

30.07.2026 02:15 1 min 2 sources
Local3News.com ISL + 1 more
Make-A-Wish gifts campers to girl with kidney cancer and boy after leukemia
Original source: Local3News.com

In Brief

Make-A-Wish East Tennessee gave a pop-up camper to 3-year-old Lyiah of Red Bank with Wilms tumor. In Pooler, Georgia, 5-year-old George Handley, a leukemia survivor, received a camper from Camping World of Savannah.

Make-A-Wish has fulfilled the wishes of two children by gifting them campers for family trips.

Tennessee: On July 6 at Blue Compass RV Chattanooga in Ringgold, Georgia, 3-year-old Lyiah from Red Bank, Tennessee, who has nephroblastoma (Wilms tumor), received a pop-up camper from Make-A-Wish East Tennessee. The organization noted Lyiah enjoys nature and camping with her family.

Georgia: In Pooler, Georgia, Make-A-Wish together with Camping World of Savannah presented a camper to 5-year-old George Handley, a leukemia survivor. He was diagnosed in December 2022, suffered pneumonia and COVID-19, and spent three weeks in a medically induced coma. Since May 2025 he has been in remission. The camper was chosen because George loves traveling with his family, which includes five siblings.

Make-A-Wish East Tennessee grants wishes for children aged 2.5 to 8 with critical illnesses across 36 counties.

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Make-A-Wish gifts pop-up camper to Red Bank girl with kidney cancer

07.07.2026 Local3News.com ISL Original source

Make-A-Wish gifts camper to 5-year-old leukemia survivor

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