across the state, traffic stops
totaled more than 77,000. New
this morning it was a special
day for a family in Monroe, as
their son Carter’s wish was
granted through Make-A-Wish
Connecticut. NBC Connecticut
Jennifer Josh was there for all
the excitement and has more on a
new partnership that will allow
more Connecticut children to
have their wishes become a
reality. I’m going to Disney
World. Carter and his family are
thrilled to be leaving on their
make a Wish trip to Orlando. He
loves Star Wars. He loves space.
He loves animals. And then he
also really loves dinosaurs. And
so we thought Disney and a trip
to Orlando with universal would
just encompass all those things.
Carter was diagnosed with stage
four Hodgkin’s lymphoma in
February. He went through five
rounds of chemo and spent 40
nights in the hospital. It was
hard. There was some really hard
days. Not knowing if the
treatments working, not knowing
what we’re putting into his body
and if it if the risk outweighs
the reward. Therefore, just
knowing that our wish trip was
coming up and it was on the
horizon really, really helped
us. Something to look forward to
for the entire family. His
parents and his siblings, who
too went through a lot during
Carter’s treatment. So having
their wish granted today feels
incredible. We’re going to
Disney World. This new
partnership with Make-A-Wish and
Avelo Airlines allows kids to
fly to any of the 29
destinations Avelo flies to.
Because of the pandemic, there’s
a backlog of 70 Make-A-Wish
families waiting to make that
special trip to Orlando. This
new partnership with Avelo will
allow more of them to do that.
This partnership is really going
to help us grant these wishes to
these kids that deserve the hope
and the strength to fight the
fight. A special day on these
big screens. It’ll draw a map
for us and a special sendoff.
For Carter’s eighth birthday
trip with his family at Tweed
New Haven Airport, Jennifer Joas
NBC Connecticut News. Have fun.