Wish Stories

Thanks to Wish of a Lifetime from AARP, Joyce got reconnect with her father’s memory and find closure at Pearl Harbor, after he was lost sea during World War II when Joyce was just 4 years old. Read her story now.

From a tiny bedroom in El Salvador that she shared with two younger sisters, Anabella told stories that brought her imagination into the real world. There, each night before bed, Anabella invented wild tales that she’d recite out loud in Spanish for her sisters,...

Margarita’s passion for music was reignited as she learned to play the cello for the first time in her retirement. Read her story now.

Luis got the chance to visit Hawaii for the first time and see his daughter after many years, despite battling kidney failure. Read his story now.

Thanks to Wish of a Lifetime from AARP, five women swim together in Weeki Wachee Springs to recapture their days as mermaid performers. Read their story now.

Judith dreamed of going to a New York Yankees game after being diagnosed with ALS. Wish of a Lifetime® from AARP made it happen.

Thanks to Wish of a Lifetime from AARP, Diane, born with developmental disabilities, shares a day at the California Academy of Sciences with her friend to gather art inspiration from the animals there. Read her story now.

Mariko sings her original songs live on stage after not performing for more than a decade, thanks to Wish of a Lifetime from AARP. Read her story now.