# @makeawish_canada on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdZZzEGitgR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70534853-makeawish-canada-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-17T17:31:42.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Make-A-Wish Canada (@makeawish_canada) — https://gondola.cc/makeawish_canada

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Meet Uju. 💖 After facing a brain tumour, Uju was more than ready for something that made her feel confident, celebrated, and like herself again.

So alongside her treatment, her doctors prescribed one very special thing: a personalized shopping experience. 🛍️✨Her wish gave her a day to explore her favourite stores, try new things, pick out new looks, and simply enjoy being a teenager. For a little while, the focus wasn’t on appointments or treatment. It was on Uju.

But this wish wasn’t just about what she got to take home. It was about how she felt when she walked out the door: confident, celebrated, and ready for whatever came next.

And Uju’s story didn’t end there.

Today, she’s helping shape what’s next for other wish kids as a member of STARboard, Make-A-Wish Canada’s Youth Advisory Board. She uses her experience as a wish kid to help guide our work and make sure young people’s voices are part of our future. From wish kid, to wish alum, to youth leader, Uju’s story is still being written. 💙

This Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, every donation to Make-A-Wish Canada will be matched 3X, helping more children begin stories of their own. ⭐

#ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth #WishesAreMedicine #STARboard #ChildhoodCancer

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childhoodcancerawarenessmonth, childhoodcancer, starboard, wishesaremedicine

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