Dozens Help Lake Bluff Youngster Reach for Her Make-A-Wish Goal
Children decorated Valentine’s Day cookies to help raise funds at Panera Bread in Lake Bluff.
A Lake Bluff 11-year-old who loves hockey and listens to the Jonas Brothers is closer to viewing the world from a cruise ship thanks to help from her peers and families following a Valentine’s Day cookie decorating event Saturday at Panera Bread in Lake Bluff. Megan, whose last name was protected by the Make-A Wish Foundation of Illinois, was diagnosed in 2000 with cystic fibrosis, a hereditary disease affecting the entire body, causing progressive disability or worse. Among the painful, disabling symptoms are thick mucus build-up in the lungs and digestive tract. A resilient, outwardly happy girl, Megan was surrounded by dozens of equally happy kids who stopped at Panera throughout the midday and decorated freshly baked, heart-shaped, …
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