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Manny’s magical wish comes true!

Manny the fairy received a magical wish come true, when she was taken on her very own fairy adventure to Far North Queensland.

Six-year-old Savannah, who likes to be referred to as Manny, had her wish granted by Make-A-Wish Australia. Manny and her family travelled from Orange to The Magical Lane near Cairns, where all the fairies and butterflies live, for a big fairy adventure.

Manny is currently in recovery from Wilms tumour, a rare kidney cancer. When she was undergoing treatments, Manny would let her imagination run wild, fantasising about going on fairy adventures and hoping that one day she would be able to go on one of her own.

Manny’s wish began with a series of Wish Anticipation moments where she was sent letters and videos by fairies to complete various tasks to grow her heart wings through kindness, care for nature and dancing and music in preparation for her visit to the secret fairy hideaway at Kuranda.

On the day of her wish, Manny met a real-life fairy who told her enchanting stories of the fairy world and gifted Manny her own fairy wings. Immersed in the magical atmosphere, Manny drank a special fairy tea while she learnt all about fairy secrets before heading off on her own quest to find fairy dust.

Manny’s mother Marie was overwhelmed by how special Manny’s fairy adventure wish was, and said it was the perfect way to celebrate Manny’s resilience and health journey.

"The wish was an emotional time for me. Kids are more resilient, but I was so nostalgic about the whole thing,” Marie said.

“Manny is still talking about her wish and showing her school friends all the trinkets and fairy dust she brought home. 

“This magical wish experience was for every time she endured an operation or had chemotherapy. This is to say, ‘You did such an amazing job Manny, you deserve this time of complete happiness.’”