MAKE-A-WISH HAWAII AND
KAPIOLANI MEDICAL CENTER HAVE A
SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP TO UPLIFT
CHILDREN WHO ARE ILL.
Tannya: WITH TALK WITH BOTH
AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT.
TODAY WE'RE CHECKING IN WITH
KARI BOGNER OF MAKE-A-WISH
HAWAII.
PEDIATRICS SPECIALIST AT
KAPIOLANI MEDICAL CENTER FOR
WOMEN & CHILDREN.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US ON
"LIVING 808."
WE APPRECIATE IT.
OUR PLEASURE.
THANK YOU.
John: KARI, CAN YOU TELL US
ABOUT THE IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN MAKE-A-WISH HAWAII AND
LOCAL MEDICAL COMMUNITY?
THEY'RE OUR NUMBER ONE
REFERRAL SOURCE.
THEY'RE A TREASURED PARTNER.
THEY'RE ENGAGING WISH KIDS ALONG
THE WAY.
GIVES THEM ANOTHER TOOL IN THEIR
TOOL BELT WHEN THEY'RE TALKING
WITH THEIR PATIENTS.
SOMETHING FUN TO TALK ABOUT AND
KEEPS THE XIEMG EXCITEMENT HIGH IN
ANTICIPATION.
AND RELATIONSHIP WITH KAPIOLANI
MEDICAL CENTER FOR WOMEN &
CHILDREN HAS BEEN HUGELY
IMPORTANT TO OUR SUCCESS BOW
THEY'RE TREATINGED MAJORITIES OF
KIDS WITH CRITICAL MEDICAL
DECISIONS AROUND THE STATE.
John: THAT'S GREAT.
DR. KOSUT, A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT YOUR ROLE IN MAKING WISHES
COME TRUE AND WHY IT'S
IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY NOW.
I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF
BEING PART OF MAKE A WISH FOR
THE LAST TWO YEARS.
I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PERSONALLY
REFER ABOUT A DOZEN CHILDREN.
IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE
TO WORK WITH THE AMAZING TEAMS
HERE AT MAKE-A-WISH HAWAII.
SO MANY PEOPLE ARE SO DEDICATED
TO THIS CAUSE.
TO OFFER THEM HOPE.
HELPED THEM GET THROUGH THAT
HOSPITALIZATION.
I WOULD SAY EVEN NOW MORE SO.
John: WHAT ABOUT BEING ABLE
TO SHARE WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES?
THAT MUST BE PRETTY GRATIFYING
BUT I'M SURE IT'S NICE TO HEAR
FROM THEIR END.
ABSOLUTELY.
WE ARE ABLE TO DO A GRAND ROUND
LECTURE LAST YEAR.
THAT HAD BEEN GRANTED, AND WE
INVITED A LOT OF FAMILIES TO BE
ON THE PANEL.
THERE ARE SO MANY TEARS IN THE
AUDIENCE.
AND WITH OTHER PROVIDERS, THE
ROLE THEY CAN HAVE.
I GET EXCITED TO TALK TO MY
COLLEAGUES.
HEY, HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT A
WISH FOR THIS CHILD.
AFTER I GET OFF THE CALL, I HAVE
ANOTHER ONE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE
TO DO.
John: KARI, BACK TO YOU.
PRESENTATION WAS AMAZING.
IT REALLY WAS AMAZING.
IT WAS GROUNDBREAKING NOT ONLY
FOR THE CHAPTER BUT MAKE A WISH
AMERICA.
THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IN THE
HISTORY EVER THAT GRAND ROUNDS
WAS CONDUCTED IN A WAY THAT
FEATURED MAKE A WISH FOR MEDICAL
PROVIDERS.
IT DIDN'T GO UNRECOGNIZED
EITHER.
EVEN THOUGH WE'RE WAY HERE IN
THE PACIFIC.
OTHER CHAPTERS TOOK NOTICE.
WE ATTENDED AN ORGANIZATIONWIDE
CONFERENCE, AND THEY RECOGNIZED
KAPIOLANI MEDICAL CENTER FOR
HOSTING THAT GRAND ROUND.
John: WE COMPLETELY
APPRECIATE, AND I'M SURE YOU DO,
KARI, THE DOC'S CONTRIBUTION.
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A
DOCTOR OR NURSE TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.
HOW CAN THE AVERAGE -- OUR
VIEWERS, HOW CAN THE AVERAGE
PERSON HELP IN THE REFERRAL
PROCESS OR HELP MAKE WISHING
COME THROUGH?
FAMILY MEMBERS CAN REFER.
KIDS CAN REFER FOR THEIR BROTHER
OR SISTER OR THEMSELVES.
EVEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW SOMEBODY
WHO HAS A CRITICAL MEDICAL
CONDITION, YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE BY
GOING TO HAWAI'I.WISH.ORG BY
MAKING A GIFT.
John: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING WITH US AND FOR ALL THAT
YOU DO.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT
APPRECIATE IT, AND IT'S NICE TO
HEAR THE STORIES.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US,
JOHN.
John: A POWER UNION TO DO DO
GOOD THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND
HELP YOUNG CHILDREN FIND THEIR
DREAMS AND HAVE WISHES COME
TRUE.
I LOVE IT.
Tannya: YOU KNOW WHAT I
LOVE TOO IS WHEN WE HAVE FORMER
OF THAT WISH AND WHAT IT DID ALL
THOSE YEARS AGO.
HAVING THAT WISH AND HOW THEY
GOT THROUGH THEIR ILLNESS AND
HOW THEY CONTINUE TO GIVE BACK.
John: AND PEOPLE THAT
ACTUALLY HELP MAKE THE WISHES
COME TRUE, THEIR TESTIMONY IS
SPECIAL.
TO HEAR HOW IT UPLIFTED THEM.
GREAT WORKING FROM MAKE-A-WISH
HAWAII AND KAPIOLANI MEDICAL
CENTER.