“ I wished to be the CEO of General Motors ”
Q: Why did you choose this wish?
A: Growing up, I spent a lot of free time reading about cars and trends in the auto industry. I liked to design cars of my own. I wanted to be the CEO of General Motors for a day and share my designs with the GM engineers and executives.
Q: What was one of your favorite memories from the wish?
Alex was able to be the CEO of General Motors for an entire day. He even had the opportunity to share some of his design ideas with the engineers!
A: The whole wish was amazing, but one of the best parts was the friends I made at General Motors and Kettering University, the former General Motors institute. When I toured there, I knew I wanted to go to school there someday.
Q: What's your medical diagnosis now?
A: I have been in remission since 2003. Because of my recovery, I wasn’t able to leave home and start school at Kettering right away. I kept in touch with the university staff after my wish and they encouraged me to keep my grades up in high school and then take community college classes until I was well enough to move to Michigan and become a student there.
Q: What are some of the highlights of your life now?
Today, Alex is a student at Kettering University in Michigan working towards his masters degree in bio engineering!
A: My program at Kettering gives me real work experience, so in addition to classes, I work at General Electric.
Q: What did your wish mean to you?
A: My wish gave me a lot of confidence and helped me plan for the future that I’m living out today. I hope to get a master’s degree in bio engineering someday, and ultimately work toward curing the diseases that kept me – and so many kids like me – in the hospital.
Q: What do you want to tell people about the Make-A-Wish Foundation?
A: The Foundation offered me a wish experience when I was at my lowest point ever in my senior year of high school. During the wish, I forgot about my sickness and just had fun.
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Your story is inspirational. I want my son to know and see in your story is that what he and I repeat to each other every night is true. "If we believe it. We can achieve it." Quitting is never an option. Achieving is. Obstacles will be there. It's how you see them, over come them, attitude, perseverance, and use that strength to help others and better your life. Be an example to others. Dream big, go to college and pass on hope. Your story proved it can be done! . Sometimes it's just not our children that feel in a dark place. Its parents as well because we feel so helpless and hopelss at times. Make a Wish does more than just grant wishes. Its renews the spirit and brings faith and hope to everyone. Mostly our brave young children that are stronger than any parents I know. They are our heros and you are a wonderful example to my son as so many stories here on "where are they now." Thank you! Thank you! Thank You! for making a difference in renewing our spirit with hope! You did it! You made it! You over came it! and passed it on. Thank you! JC and GC
- Jennifer 09/30/2011 15:55 -
I'm glad that you got your wish and i hope everything is going well with you
- Christine Hatfield 12/20/2011 6:04
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