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Nicolette was the first to jump into her brand new pool.
For 12-year-old Nicolette, there’s nothing quite like a North Dakota summer. In those golden, carefree months between school years, she and her friends love to be outside, stay up late, and – above all – go swimming. But in April, just before Nicolette's favorite season, doctors diagnosed her with a brain tumor.
Doctors performed two surgeries and then set a six-week regimen of chemotherapy and radiation to treat Nicolette. Her community showered her and her family with support, and her dad’s coworkers even donated their sick leave so he could be home to take care of her. She longed to be outside playing with her friends, but instead, she had to spend what should have been carefree summer days focusing on getting well. When volunteer wish granters from the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of North Dakota asked Nicolette about her one true wish, she seized the chance to take back her summer.
Nicolette wished to have a backyard pool with a slide. Wish granters dove into action, rallying more than a dozen community businesses and organizations to help make Nicolette’s wish come true before the weather turned cold. Donations of tools, cement, fencing and other building supplies came rolling in. An army of volunteers assembled the pool, built a fence and even constructed a deck to hold the waterslide.
“The outpouring of generosity has been overwhelming,” Nicolette’s mom, Diane, said.
Dozens of friends and family came to celebrate Nicolette’s wish.
When the pool was complete, friends and community members helped Nicolette celebrate her wish with a pool party. She and her friends splashed and swam for hours, breaking occasionally for pizza and ice cream cake.
The day was a full of great memories – not only for Nicolette, but for her friends, family and the volunteers who made her wish come true.
“My daughter swam for hours with her friends,” Diane said, “and the joy on her face from all the people in the community who worked together to make that a special day for her was priceless.”
By Kathryn Roethel
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What a wonder to have a pool with a slide in your own backyard! Keep fighting, Nicolette. God is watching over you!
- Anna 05/16/2008 15:01 -
God Bless you and your family. I hope you swim in your new pool everyday and laugh and always have fun.
- Lorie 05/27/2008 10:31 -
I'm so HAPPY to see that Nicolette got what she wanted. I know she was happy that someone out there cares for her besides her family. I would LOVE to help her out. God is on your side all day every day and loves you.
- Chloe 05/20/2008 14:49 -
That was beautiful! God Bless you Nicolette...stay strong !! Have fun in your new pool honey!!!! May God keep watching over you!
- Philisha 06/26/2008 14:31 -
Hey Nicolette, my name is Marissa. Me and you are kinda the same, we both have brain tumors and I also wished for a pool. I want to tell you that you are a great role model a cool kid. You will be in my prayers! Stay strong and keep fighting and CONGRATS on your pool.
- Marissa 06/26/2008 13:04 -
I hope you have a good time in your pool! Keep the smiles coming =]
- Chad 07/10/2008 20:58 -
I admire you so much. Keep the smiles comin' and you will always be in my prayers.
- Tamia 10/06/2008 12:42 -
You are a beautiful girl and I will pray for you. Remember, you are always loved.
- Jenni G. 10/27/2008 21:58 -
That's an awesome wish hun! Just keep swimmin! :-)
- Molly 11/05/2008 19:45 -
god bless you wish good luck
- ashlee 09/11/2009 13:14 -
Thats great you got your wish Nicolette. My best friend had just been digosated with a very servere heart contion. I hope she gets her wish.
- Samantha 04/25/2009 11:18 -
Nicolette I love how you jumped ito the pool. Any hoo keep fighting that cancer and I hope you get well soon!!
- Morgan 03/12/2009 15:07 -
god bless you all!!! you're in my prayers
- mia 01/30/2009 10:49 -
I think that is a wonderful story
- Andrea 01/14/2009 17:27 -
Hi! I am shayna and live in maine. I think that it's so sad that you got diagnosed w/ a brain tumor. Hope you get a lot better and JUST KEEP SWIMMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Shayna Jester 01/09/2009 11:07 -
WOW a pool in your backyard is only the coolest! i hope you enjoy it alot and keep fighting Nicolette your a strong young lady. god bless you and your family
- melva 01/04/2009 14:53 -
That is so awesome. I have Cerebral Palsy, and being around water or even riding a horse is good therapy. Have fun!
- Maggie 12/05/2009 10:41 -
Wow what an inspiring story
- Soccerdude 02/27/2010 13:24 -
Dive right in, Nicolette!
- Elyse 07/12/2010 12:43 -
thats awesome nicolette, God bless you and your family.
- richard 12/02/2011 14:02
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