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Project Souza Family
Account number 186-527-1579
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Souza Family
PO Box 28272
Scottsdale, AZ 85255

This blog was created by friends as a way for the Souzas to share Taylor's progress with us. Kristen and Sean have not asked for financial help, but their medical bills coupled with Kristen's loss of income is truly overwhelming. They are so appreciative of ALL of the different types of support they have received and are more grateful than you can know. Thank you!
Taylor is a beautiful, vibrant three-year-old girl who was recently diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia, a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. On June 18th, Taylor began an 8-10 month hospital stay. This blog will detail her journey back to good health!


Saturday, May 8, 2010












What a week. Taylor's Make-A-Wish trip was more than we ever imagined. I have so many pictures to post so thought I would do a couple at a time. The ones above are from the Make-A-Wish send off dinner and the morning we left for Disneyland. I will post more Disneyland pictures throughout the week.


So.....the trip started with a dinner on Saturday night with Taylor's Wish Granters - Rick, Regina, and Rachel!!! We enjoyed Taylor and Savannah's favorite restaurant, Pei Wei, and ice cream after. They had a great time at the send off dinner....


Sunday started with a stretch hummer limo picking us up. Taylor and Savannah could not get over the limo.....they loved it. We were met at the airport by the Wish Granters and received they royal treatment from Southwest Airlines....gifts, priority boarding, and a tour of the airplane!!! We landed in Orange County and were met by 3 firemen. They helped us with our luggage and made sure we got our rental car....again, they royal treatment. The girls loved the firemen!!!
We made our way to the Paradise Pier Hotel at Disneyland. We got checked in and headed out to Downtown Disney.......we enjoyed dinner with friends and called it a night.

Monday and Tuesday consisted of 11 hours each day of Disneyland!!! It was amazing.....breakfast with The Princesses, private meetings with Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and priority passes so we didn't have to wait in line for any rides....UNBELIEVABLE!!! The girls were beyond excited.....they had the very best time. Words really can not express how amazing Disneyland was....to see Taylor and Savannah so happy (and healthy) was an amazing gift!!!
Wednesday we were off again to Knotts Berry Farm. We spent the morning there and enjoyed meeting Snoopy!!! We then spent some time at the Fire station of the firemen who met us at the airport. The girls (and I) were treated to a ride in the firetruck with sirens and lights going. It was so fun and the girls LOVED it!!! Donovan and Danny (the firemen) were so sweet to the girls....played tag, showed us around the firehouse, put all of their gear on, and were just amazing. Our visit to the station was GREAT!!! From there, we spent the afternoon at the beach....sandcastles, sea shells, and putting our feet in the water...so fun!!!
Thursday we were back at Disneyland for another 11 hours.....WOW!!!! Again, a truly magical day!!!
Our last day, Friday ended with the girls getting to go to Build-A-Bear...another big hit!!
All in all, words truly can not express the gratitude we feel toward Make-A-Wish. I never imagined our trip could be so special. We have life long memories from the trip.....it was AMAZING!!!! Thank you so much to Make-A-Wish!!!!
I will post more pictures from our trip later this week......
Please continue to pray for NED (No Evidence of Disease) for Taylor. Her next appointment is Monday at 3:30....I will post the results as soon as we get them!!




2 comments:

  1. Can't wait to see more pics!

    Sheri

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  2. Tears and chills reading your post...knowing what hell you all have been through the past year I am so thrilled for you guys to have such an amazing vacation. You all deserve the Royal Treatment:)
    Krista

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