GIRL'S ANIMATED DREAM GRANTED BY STUDIO.Byline: Jennifer Hamm Staff Writer BURBANK - Emily Wheaton Emily Wheaton (born 5 December, 1987) is an Australian actress who played Sharon "Shazza" Cox in the Australian soap opera Neighbours in 2005. She also appeared in the children's TV Show Noah and Saskia, and also appeared twice in hit TV show Blue Heelers and the fictional French girl Madeline have two things in common: Both have spent time in the hospital, and now they'll be in the same animation series. Madeline had her appendix out in the first Madeline book. Nine-year-old Emily has acute lymphatic leukemia lymphatic leukemia n. See lymphocytic leukemia. . The Make-A-Wish foundation The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that grants wishes to children (2.5 years to 18 years old) with life-threatening medical conditions. is bringing the two girls together by making Emily's long-held dream of appearing in an animated series become a reality. On Monday, Emily, who lives in Hawaii, was at a DIC DIC diffuse intravascular coagulation; disseminated intravascular coagulation. DIC abbr. disseminated intravascular coagulation Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) animation studio Animation studio can refer to:
adj. Received from the original source: firsthand information. first about the inner workings of animation thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. ``It was fun,'' Emily said. ``It's easy when you relax.'' Clad in a long black dress with silver glitter, the young starlet star·let n. 1. A small star. 2. A young film actress publicized as a future star. starlet Noun a young actress who has the potential to become a star Noun 1. stayed cool through the entire morning of looking over storyboards and rehearsing lines. Emily's wish was granted by the foundation, which works with children with life-threatening illness. The foundation has granted more than 80,000 wishes worldwide in the last 20 years, said spokeswoman Shelley Ginsburg. Often, sick children show improvement after their wish is granted, Ginsburg said. ``We call it the power of a wish,'' she said. ``It can be really amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. . The happiness they experience gives them a certain strength.'' Emily is no exception. Though she is in the last stages of her treatment and her prognosis is good, the weeklong trip to California has sparked new life for Emily, who has been sick for 2 1/2 years, said her mother, Christina. ``It's a very good memory for the family,'' Wheaton said. ``After years of hell, a little glint of life.'' The family spent three days at Disneyland, attended a Halloween party over the weekend and will spend today at Universal Studios. On Monday, they were showered with gifts from DIC Studios, which produces ``Madeline.'' Emily, her two sisters and one cousin received all the Madeline merchandise they wanted. ``It's been the best week of our life,'' Christina Wheaton said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Emily Wheaton, 9, of Hawaii smiles with the character Madeline in a recording booth at DIC Entertainment in Burbank. The studio helped fulfill the girl's wish of being in an animated series. Rose M. Prouser/DIC Entertainment |
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