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Philip Makes a Wish Come TrueJan 28, 2012
The Make A Wish Foundation of San Diego recently received a 'wish' from a football fan in Los Angeles. 7-year-old Jaime's wish was to meet Philip Rivers. There’s nothing like making a child’s wish come true!
A 7-year-old named Jaime. The boy, a resident of Escondido, has been battling cancer. “Here’s a kid who could be dying any day that wants to meet you, of all people,” said Rivers. “He’s got one wish and I’m his favorite player. You think, “Man!” You don’t turn that one down. That was an easy drive up. You think of the small sacrifice of driving up for a couple of hours to maybe make this kid be able to be with his mom and dad for three more days. Who knows? I hadn’t checked on him in a couple days, but he’d made it seven, eight, nine days when they were thinking it’d be two or three. We played catch, We put on the Ravens game and he kept watching. He’s a 7-year-old in the hospital, hooked up to every machine known to man, and he was happy. Those are the little things that, while it’s helping the kid, in a selfish way, it’s really impactful to me as a person", Philip said.
Philip spent two hours visiting with Jaime in the hospital. There were gifts, autographs, and lots of smiles!
A 7-year-old named Jaime. The boy, a resident of Escondido, has been battling cancer. “Here’s a kid who could be dying any day that wants to meet you, of all people,” said Rivers. “He’s got one wish and I’m his favorite player. You think, “Man!” You don’t turn that one down. That was an easy drive up. You think of the small sacrifice of driving up for a couple of hours to maybe make this kid be able to be with his mom and dad for three more days. Who knows? I hadn’t checked on him in a couple days, but he’d made it seven, eight, nine days when they were thinking it’d be two or three. We played catch, We put on the Ravens game and he kept watching. He’s a 7-year-old in the hospital, hooked up to every machine known to man, and he was happy. Those are the little things that, while it’s helping the kid, in a selfish way, it’s really impactful to me as a person", Philip said.
Philip spent two hours visiting with Jaime in the hospital. There were gifts, autographs, and lots of smiles!
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