Foundation makes dream come true for Pri 1 pupil battling brain tumour
By
Lim Jun Yi
Sarah toasting her guests at the Boat Quay party after a long day 'working' at architectural firm HOK, networking with family and friends, and having lunch at a posh hotel. The 'successful career girl' arrived at the event in true style in a red Ferrari. -- ST PHOTO: ASHLEIGH SIM
WHEN granted one wish, most children will ask for games, laptops or other more practical or fun items.
But Sarah Ooi, aged seven and suffering from a brain tumour for the past six years, simply wanted to be an adult for a day.
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423 wishes have been granted since the foundation's inception in 2006
On average, at least two wishes are granted in a week
So the Make-A-Wish Foundation made the young would-be architect's dream come true.
After a hard morning's 'work' with architectural firm HOK, where she built a model of the Burj Al Arab, a well-known hotel in Dubai that her family had visited, Sarah treated her parents to lunch at the Marina Mandarin Hotel.
The Primary1 pupil even had her own business cards, made specially for her, which she proudly gave out to friends and family.
Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.
