![]() Going to the happiest place on earth will help Timothy feel like a kid and get his mind off his treatment. "They're all focused on pediatric cancers. "There are no programs for kids who are over 18," Ritschel Boehle said. Her son Nik's dying wish was to bring happiness to other young adults with cancer. "Your wish is granted!" Ritschel Boehle told Timothy. Kelli Ritschel Boehle lives to deliver this sort of joy. Timothy answered and the surprise was obvious on his face. The wishmakers were on their way to tell the young father to pack his bags and that his Christmas would be spent in Disney World.Īnd then they arrived, with a large "magic" lamp in toe. "But he doesn't know when yet," Stephanie said before the big surprise. She told Nik's Wish that Timothy someday hoped to go to Disney World with his family. ![]() "This would be a first experience for him and the kids," Stephanie said. The Rockford-based organization plans and pays for fun trips and other gifts for cancer patients in their late teens and early 20s. Claus teamed up with the Nikolas Ritschel Foundation, also known as Nik's Wish. That's where the jolly crew came in: Santa and Mrs. "He gets very depressed, and it sucks seeing him like that." "I have noticed that the cancer has got to him very hard," Stephanie said. Timothy, 25, is a father of two and fighting osteosarcoma, a cancer that took his arm. "He's a very happy, oh man," Panoski said as she teared up. ![]() There had confetti cannons for the man of the hour: Stephanie Panoski's husband, Timothy. NORTH RIVERSIDE, Illinois ( WBBM) - A suburban family was headed to Disney World this week, and CBS 2's cameras were there when they found out about the free vacation.ĬBS 2's Lauren Victory went behind the scenes of the surprise of a lifetime.Įven though a lot of popular characters were on hand, everyone was getting ready for a special someone who lives a few blocks away from a North Riverside park.
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