make-a-wish
Terminally Ill Kid Gets Last Wish: To Rock Out with a Heavy Metal God
Neetzan Zimmerman · 08/02/13 03:07PMMost of the terminally ill children who qualify for a Make-A-Wish Foundation wish end up asking for something like a trip to Disneyland or a shopping spree in the supermarket's candy aisle.
Twelve-Year-Old Asks Carrie Underwood to be His First Kiss; She Graciously Obliges
Neetzan Zimmerman · 09/25/12 08:15AMDad Prevents Make-A-Wish Foundation from Sending Cancer-Stricken Daughter to Disney World Because She's 'Not Sick Enough'
Neetzan Zimmerman · 07/17/12 04:05PMBarefoot Contessa Fits Cancer-Stricken Child Into Busy Schedule
Maureen O'Connor · 03/28/11 03:17PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/18k20hp5xa2dkjpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
Three days after the internet shamed Ina Garten for rejecting a pediatric cancer patient's Make-A-Wish request to cook a meal with her, the Barefoot Contessa has agreed to fit a 6-year-old leukemia patient into her busy schedule. After twice rejecting Enzo Pereda's request, Ina is now pleading ignorance: