An online campaign to send a terminally ill eight-year-old B.C. boy on a Disney cruise with his family is gaining momentum.
His family has been told it will likely be the last vacation for Caleb McLean of Langley, whose cancer has returned, two years after he was first operated on.
Father Travis McLean said attempts to remove one of two resurgent tumors have only been partially successful, and doctors have told them Caleb only has months to live.
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91裸聊视频淚 think my son is a fighter. He91裸聊视频檚 going to defeat the odds.91裸聊视频�
When a visitor from Make-A-Wish BC and Yukon, a charity that grants wishes to seriously ill kids, asked Caleb what he would like, he said he wanted to go on the 91裸聊视频淒isney boat91裸聊视频� with his mother, father and all five siblings.
That was more than the foundation could cover, and the family was told the trip would only be possible with Caleb, both his parents, and just one of his five siblings.
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Caleb91裸聊视频檚 aunt Danielle Glynn responded by setting up an online gofundme campaign called to raise the estimated $45,000 it would cost to sent Caleb, his parents and all five siblings on his dream vacation.
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In the first three days, more than 190 people have donated about $23,000 to the campaign and the pace of contributions has picked up as word spreads, Glynn said.
Like her brother, Glynn said she understands the foundation has to stay within a budget, and she has nothing bad to say about it.
But asking a family to choose which of five children will accompany their brother on his last vacation 91裸聊视频渏ust sucks,91裸聊视频� Glynn said.
91裸聊视频淗ow do you pick which sibling?91裸聊视频�
A spokesperson for Make-A-Wish BC and Yukon, Stuart Chase, said they are discussing an 91裸聊视频渁lternate91裸聊视频� arrangement with the family that would be within the foundation91裸聊视频檚 budget.
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91裸聊视频淲e are totally donation-based, not government funded.91裸聊视频�
Chase had nothing but positive things to say about the family GoFundMe initiative for Caleb.
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