Michael Friedman
Michael Friedman
decided wish
I decided to use that as my wish from the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
appreciate functions liver provides stops until
You never appreciate the functions your liver provides for you until it stops working.
future learned planning
I've learned how important it is to live for the moment. But I'm still planning for the future.
asked dad foundation happening helped mind question relapse
The first question I asked my dad after the relapse was if I could still do the foundation. He said 'definitely.' The foundation has helped me as a distraction, a way I can take my mind off of what's happening with my illness.
celebrity certain focus hospital kids lucky meet realized somewhere special videogames visits wish
A lot of kids wish to meet a certain celebrity or go somewhere special for vacation. When I was in the hospital so much, I realized how lucky I was to have my videogames and other things that made my visits go by more quickly. There's a lot of down time, and if you don't have something to focus on, it can really get hard.