Magical trip to see Santa
The festive season isn’t usually much fun for Isobel Dawson, who has spent just two of her eight Christmases at home with her family.
Since being diagnosed with leukaemia, the youngster has had to open her presents in hospital while wired up to machines, instead of enjoying all the excitement of the day with her big sister Grace, 11.
Isobel was diagnosed with leukaemia when she was just three
– but this week, she went on a magical trip to Lapland to meet Santa, thanks to Make-a-wish.
Mum Louise said: “Isobel has had the most incredible time – meeting Santa was definitely her highlight. He had already received her letter so he read it back to her – she asked him for a Playmobil Pony Farm.
“She was so excited to meet him, it was really magical. The second most special thing was the husky ride – it was absolutely magical.
“It has made her really excited for
Christmas, in a way she hasn’t been excited for Christmas before. It’s like Isobel is getting all her
Christmases back.”
Describing previous years,
Louise said: “We spent so much time in hospital that I remember her telling me she didn’t get excited about Christmas.
“We would rush home in between visits to try and decorate the tree and make things special for her but she never really got to enjoy it so this is an amazing dream come true.”
Isobel first asked to visit Santa after she had a platelet transfusion when she was five, but due to the pandemic, it couldn’t happen until now.
Louise, of Epsom, Surrey, added: “We are so grateful to Make-a-wish – they have been so wonderful granting this wish for Isobel.”