rachael 4va
09-09-2006, 07:15 AM
Hi guys i found this article about this girl who met the cast of friends this article i really old, shortly after she met them she died, and i am so glad she got to have her final wish granted before she passed away.
I bet the cast were really upset when they heard she had died
Here it is - i thought it would be interesting to see
http://www.irvineworldnews.com/Astories/aug16/iwn.leukemia1.p0816mms.jpg
Mike Schwartz/Irvine World News
Caroline Kanis' battle with leukemia got a big boost after receiving bone marrow from her brother Brad in August.Woodbridge High School student Caroline Kanis will have her "wish of a lifetime" granted next week by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. She will meet the cast of the TV situation comedy "Friends" and watch a taping of the show in Burbank.
Caroline, 16, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia last spring. She and her brother Brad, 17, were featured in the Irvine World News in August when Brad Kanis gave Caroline a bone marrow transplant. Doctors at the time said a transplant from a relative was her best chance for surviving the fast-moving cancer of the blood and bone marrow.
Caroline's mother, Kirsten Kanis, said this week that her daughter is doing "all right" now, but it has been a bumpy road since last summer. Shortly after the newspaper story, Caroline was put on a respirator.
"The doctors said only about 4 percent survive what she went through," said her mother.
She has been in and out of the hospital all fall. Every time she gets anything she goes back to the hospital, said her mother.
Caroline went back to school for a few days, but had to leave again when she developed a liver disease. The disease could be a sign that her body is rejecting the transplant, but doctors know how to treat the condition. She cannot return to school until the liver problem is resolved.
Like many other teens, Caroline loves the beach, the mall and playing basketball. But her love for the television show "Friends" helped keep her spirits up during the months of hospital stays and treatments. She tapes every episode.
When two Make-A-Wish wish grantors asked what her one wish would be, Caroline didn't hesitate to ask to meet the cast.
After six months of waiting for scheduling due to the summer hiatus and Sept. 11 security measures, Caroline, her mother and a Make-A-Wish representative will be whisked to Burbank in a limousine Friday, March 8. She will meet the six actors who make up the cast. She will also be able to get coveted autographs and pictures.
"She is so excited," said her mother. "She keeps reminding me to make sure the camera works and that I bring enough film."
Make-A-Wish Foundation is a nonprofit organization that grants wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses to enrich the human experience with hope and joy. The Orange County Chapter was formed in 1983 and has reached the milestone of granting more than 1,500 wishes to critically ill children living in Orange County.
Here is her obituary - :17:
May 30
Caroline Ellene Kanis
Woodbridge High School student Caroline Ellene Kanis lost her battle with leukemia May 16 at Children's Hospital in Orange. She was 17. She had been hospitalized for about six weeks with pneumonia and other complications of her treatment and her body finally just gave out, according to a family spokesperson.
Services are planned for Saturday, June 1, at 11 a.m. at Mariners Church, 5001 Newport Coast Drive in Irvine.
Caroline was featured last summer in the Irvine World News when her brother Brad, then 17, donated bone marrow for a transplant. Doctors said at the time that a transplant from a family member would give her the best chance of recovery from the acute myeloid leukemia that she had been diagnosed with in the spring.
She was also a recipient in March of a Make-A-Wish Foundation wish granting, which allowed her to meet the cast of the TV show, "Friends."
Before her illness she loved going to the beach and the mall and playing basketball at Woodbridge High School. She also participated in track at Woodbridge where she attended since her freshman year.
She was born April 25, 1985, in Portland, Ore. Her family moved to Southern California six years ago and she attended middle school at Corona del Mar High. She played the violin in the Corona del Mar orchestra and sometimes played first violin despite having no private lessons, said her mother, Kirsten Kanis.
The last months were difficult with frequent hospitalizations and complications from her treatment and the disease. But her courage and spirit remained.
"She was an exceptional human being and the world will miss her," said the family spokesperson.
She was an outgoing young woman with many friends, said her mother. When she had to spend her 16th birthday in the hospital, about 70 friends showed up to give her a party.
"She always kept the doctors and nurses at the hospital laughing. She was always up to something," said her mother.
She is survived by her parents, Kirsten and Doug Kanis of Irvine; her brothers, Chris and Brad Kanis of Irvine; and her grandmother, Ava Kanis of Portland.
The family asked that memorial donations be made to Children's Hospital of Orange County and Make-A-Wish Foundation Orange County.
I bet the cast were really upset when they heard she had died
Here it is - i thought it would be interesting to see
http://www.irvineworldnews.com/Astories/aug16/iwn.leukemia1.p0816mms.jpg
Mike Schwartz/Irvine World News
Caroline Kanis' battle with leukemia got a big boost after receiving bone marrow from her brother Brad in August.Woodbridge High School student Caroline Kanis will have her "wish of a lifetime" granted next week by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. She will meet the cast of the TV situation comedy "Friends" and watch a taping of the show in Burbank.
Caroline, 16, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia last spring. She and her brother Brad, 17, were featured in the Irvine World News in August when Brad Kanis gave Caroline a bone marrow transplant. Doctors at the time said a transplant from a relative was her best chance for surviving the fast-moving cancer of the blood and bone marrow.
Caroline's mother, Kirsten Kanis, said this week that her daughter is doing "all right" now, but it has been a bumpy road since last summer. Shortly after the newspaper story, Caroline was put on a respirator.
"The doctors said only about 4 percent survive what she went through," said her mother.
She has been in and out of the hospital all fall. Every time she gets anything she goes back to the hospital, said her mother.
Caroline went back to school for a few days, but had to leave again when she developed a liver disease. The disease could be a sign that her body is rejecting the transplant, but doctors know how to treat the condition. She cannot return to school until the liver problem is resolved.
Like many other teens, Caroline loves the beach, the mall and playing basketball. But her love for the television show "Friends" helped keep her spirits up during the months of hospital stays and treatments. She tapes every episode.
When two Make-A-Wish wish grantors asked what her one wish would be, Caroline didn't hesitate to ask to meet the cast.
After six months of waiting for scheduling due to the summer hiatus and Sept. 11 security measures, Caroline, her mother and a Make-A-Wish representative will be whisked to Burbank in a limousine Friday, March 8. She will meet the six actors who make up the cast. She will also be able to get coveted autographs and pictures.
"She is so excited," said her mother. "She keeps reminding me to make sure the camera works and that I bring enough film."
Make-A-Wish Foundation is a nonprofit organization that grants wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses to enrich the human experience with hope and joy. The Orange County Chapter was formed in 1983 and has reached the milestone of granting more than 1,500 wishes to critically ill children living in Orange County.
Here is her obituary - :17:
May 30
Caroline Ellene Kanis
Woodbridge High School student Caroline Ellene Kanis lost her battle with leukemia May 16 at Children's Hospital in Orange. She was 17. She had been hospitalized for about six weeks with pneumonia and other complications of her treatment and her body finally just gave out, according to a family spokesperson.
Services are planned for Saturday, June 1, at 11 a.m. at Mariners Church, 5001 Newport Coast Drive in Irvine.
Caroline was featured last summer in the Irvine World News when her brother Brad, then 17, donated bone marrow for a transplant. Doctors said at the time that a transplant from a family member would give her the best chance of recovery from the acute myeloid leukemia that she had been diagnosed with in the spring.
She was also a recipient in March of a Make-A-Wish Foundation wish granting, which allowed her to meet the cast of the TV show, "Friends."
Before her illness she loved going to the beach and the mall and playing basketball at Woodbridge High School. She also participated in track at Woodbridge where she attended since her freshman year.
She was born April 25, 1985, in Portland, Ore. Her family moved to Southern California six years ago and she attended middle school at Corona del Mar High. She played the violin in the Corona del Mar orchestra and sometimes played first violin despite having no private lessons, said her mother, Kirsten Kanis.
The last months were difficult with frequent hospitalizations and complications from her treatment and the disease. But her courage and spirit remained.
"She was an exceptional human being and the world will miss her," said the family spokesperson.
She was an outgoing young woman with many friends, said her mother. When she had to spend her 16th birthday in the hospital, about 70 friends showed up to give her a party.
"She always kept the doctors and nurses at the hospital laughing. She was always up to something," said her mother.
She is survived by her parents, Kirsten and Doug Kanis of Irvine; her brothers, Chris and Brad Kanis of Irvine; and her grandmother, Ava Kanis of Portland.
The family asked that memorial donations be made to Children's Hospital of Orange County and Make-A-Wish Foundation Orange County.