My Wish

This blog is aimed at inspiring people to help others in need. My name is Angelita Rovero and I'm an ordinary person just trying to make my life as fulfilling as possible like others throughout world. I am a wife, a mother of 2 small children, a full-time social studies teacher, a part-time college instructor, and a full-time community advocate. I wanted to start a blog to tell the story of how I want to make dreams  of terminally ill people come true. I have been heavily involved in advocating for people battling cancer since 1996 and decided this is a perfect way to document my  experiences with helping strangers who have become like family to me . The stories of LA. County Sheriff Sergeant Syliva Smith, 5 year-old Mario Molina, 20 year-old Jorge Arias, and most recently,  14-year old Kyle Rodas, have changed my life forever. All have passed on, but I carry a piece of each and every one of them in my heart. I have submitted paperwork to start a  non-profit organization called "Wish Upon An Angel", and I am in the middle stages of establishing it. 

I met Kyle when he was 3 years old and stricken with leukemia and I organized bone marrow drives for the National Marrow Donor Program in his honor throughout Southern California.  We never found a match for Kyle. Time passed and Kyle's parents and I lost touch for 10 years.  Then, I received a phone call from Marty, Kyles mother, she always had an amazing spirit about her, but I knew something was wrong. Now in 2011, Kyle was 13 and diagnosed with brain cancer. I didn't know how to help or had any clue how to respond, so I offered love and support and once again I remained by Kyle's side. I asked Marty what can I do for him, how can I help??  I wanted to give Kyle some joy, because there was no way to change his fate.  I asked Marty what he wanted to do? I tried to grant him is wish for a trip to Disneyworld, but by that time he would need a medical transport and time was not on our side.  I then asked Marty who Kyle would like to meet?

There are many organizations which are overwhelmed with wish requests but have strict policies: "One Child, One Wish."  Kyle Rodas, for instance,  was granted a wish when he was battling leukemia at the age of 3. Therefore, when he was diagnosed with brain cancer at 13, no other wish organization would consider him. His family and I completely understood the situation, and that is why I personally took the initiative to make his wishes come true by any means possible.  

Kyle met his favorite celebrities;  Steve Perry from Journey ,George López, Chester Bennington and Rob Bourden from Linkin Park, Ozomatli, Danny Trejo and world middleweight boxing champion, Sergio Martínez. Ozzy Osborne and Bllie Joe Armstrong from Greenday offered much appreciated words of encouragement in phone conversations with Kyle. It is amazing what a laptop, a cellphone, and determination can help you  accomplish. For me, this helped make Kyle"s dreams a reality before he died at the young age of 14 in 2011. 

My Hero....Kyle Rodas