The girl who gave her wish away

By Sharon Babineau

Subjects: Biography, Patients, Cancer, Free the Children (Organization), Mind and body, Women philanthropists

Description: The Children's Wish Foundation approached 13-year-old Maddison Babineau after her cancer diagnosis, offering her anything she wanted. She used her "wish" to help orphaned children in Africa, and despite the ravages of cancer and its treatment, she became an indefatigable fund raiser for "her children."