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Make-A-Wish Wisconsin grants its 9,500th wish at a Kenosha orthodontist's office
The 9,500th wish went to a 15-year-old
- 9,500th
- wish granted by Make-A-Wish Wisconsin
- 1984
- the year Make-A-Wish Wisconsin opened its doors
- 15
- years old, Marlen Espinoza Rugama
Marlen Espinoza Rugama, a 15-year-old from Caledonia, got her wish Monday: braces, courtesy of Make-A-Wish Wisconsin. She's welcoming the end of her battle with cancer, which kept her out of school.
Rugama said she "had no idea about it" until a limousine pulled up outside her orthodontist's office. Not a bad way to get to an appointment.
“It's helping set her up for the next 20, 30, 50, years.”
Forrest Doolen, Make-A-Wish Wisconsin
- Wish: braces
- Where: Crawford and Wright Orthodontics in Kenosha
- Wishes granted each year: more than 400
More than 400wishes Make-A-Wish Wisconsin grants every year
The organization has been granting wishes since it opened its doors in 1984.
Source: CBS58
