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Of note, the American College of Pediatricians is a relatively small (60 to 200 members), socially conservative organization founded in 2002 that also doesn't support comprehensive sex education and adoption by same-sex couples. They have been frequently accused of mischaracterizing or mis-using...

The vast majority of high level hockey players, regardless of the route they eventually take, play junior hockey which has an age range of 16-20 years old. There are tiers of junior teams, the top being the CHL mentioned above, which is considered a semi-pro league in the eyes of the NCAA...

Non-verbal and developmental delays do not prevent children from MaW. I've had lots of kids who were totally unable to verbalize and extremely delayed for one reason or another. MaW has only three criteria that I'm aware of - never been granted a wish before, 2.5 years of age or older and a...

The 10 minute wait time is not to make up for the walk, which is something every guest at the park must go through. It's to make up for the time spent waiting in the FP line. So your wait time, from the time you get to pick up the return time, should be the same as a standby guest entering the...

For what it's worth, there's a general "show" put on at the BatCave in AZ for most visits (like HopeKids, which is a great organization that works with a similar population but isn't a wish-granting one) and there are more in-depth shows for specific wishes. I sent you a PM with more details.

Does your son have developmental delays that would make it hard for him to conceptualize and/or verbalize his own wish? If not, my advice would be to step back from the process. Let him decide on the wish by himself. He's old enough that it should be his choice and his alone. I totally respect...

Not in the pediatric ICU's, either med/surg or cardio, I've been in. Heck, even in ones with private rooms, there are no cameras. There are big, sliding glass doors with curtains you can pull across for privacy. Heck, I think the only place I've seen cameras in the children's hospital I'm most...

She will not blink, and I do not believe she produces tears in the proper amount with the lack of this reflex. In some of the medical documentation submitted to the court, there are notes that she has been receiving artificial tears to counteract this.

The heart beats because, in overly simplified terms, it's an automatic electrical muscle pump that responds to the presence of oxygen and some critical electrolytes in the blood (potassium, calcium, etc.). Hearts can beat for a little bit of time when taken out of the body completely (bad...

I've done Batman/cave wishes (not the San Fran one, but two others - one was my kid and one I was helping out as a volunteer on the day of), and trust me. They exist. :) One of those Batman wishes, the kid was among the happiest I've ever seen a kid about his wish. Just a total superhero that...

There are "real" Bat-caves, don't worry about that. :)

Just for clarity, kids are eligible for MaW starting at 2 1/2 years of age. The rationale is MaW wants the wish (in theory) to come from the child his or herself, and very young children aren't able to identify this at even the most basic level. It's an arbitrary line, but most wish granting...

From my experience with wish families who went to GKTW, the buttons are marked with the seven-day window the child is staying at the facility. I do not know how things are being handled now with the new card/lanyard they are giving out to wish-granting organizations, but I would suspect these...

If a wheelchair will not work for you, a rollator would be another option (essentially a walker that has a seat built into it, which would allow you to sit in lines and also serve as a visual signal to CMs that you need to avoid the stairs). Your kids would not have to push you in that, and it...

If you'll notice, I drew out three examples with equivalent wait times and travel times (10 minutes travel, 15 waiting in the FP/alternate entrance line) to show how the time difference can stack up over even with short walks and not-insane wait times. In those times when you're changing lands...

FWIW, I would make one minor tweak to the existing system as well as try and brainstorm how to fix the larger issue of the accessable car backup. The minor tweak would be to allow GS to issue an initial return time when giving a new pass in the morning. This would be in an attempt to make up...

Here's a few big things. The first is that you can eliminate up to two hours (or more on the busiest of busy days) of waiting by putting your longest line at the end of the day, then leave the park. So instead of having to wait two hours like a normal guest, you get to leave immediately...

I hear what you're saying, but I think you're looking at things the wrong way. Using a wheelchair is not "giving up," particularly when you are making things more painful for yourself in the short-term by trying to gut through it. A wheelchair is a tool that can be deployed by anyone when...

I don't think the "go on a ride immediately, then wait the amount of time afterward" would work in the long run because it's much more inviting for abuse when it comes to the headliner-type rides with long waits. Let's take Hollywood Studios as an example. A family with a DAS arrives from...

Talk to your medical providers about eligibility for MaW. The criteria is "life-threatening medical condition" with some specific medical eligibility forms sent out to doctors outlining more specific criteria. The doctors are actually the ones with the final power over eligibility, though I...