MOUNT HOPE — There was a trip to a Lady Gaga concert in Las Vegas, another to the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” in California and a phone call from the front man of AC/DC.
Jeffrey Eral, 7, left, was diagnosed with leukemia in 2018 at 9 months old and received a bone marrow transplant from his brother, Oliver, second from right. The brothers relaxed recently in their living room with their older brother, Henry, 11, and their mother, Carla Eral. In 2022, Thursday's Child sent the Eral family to Disney World.
Noël Ferguson, right, executive director of Thursday’s Child, which makes wishes come true for seriously ill children and young adults in southwestern and south-central Wisconsin, with board members Jack Kussmaul, left, and Sandra Meier. The organization is celebrating 40 years and is run by volunteers.
Jeffrey Eral, 7, center, with his parents, Carla and Jeffrey, during a 2022 family trip to Disney World through the nonprofit Thursday’s Child, an organization that grants wishes for seriously ill children and young adults in southwest and south-central Wisconsin. Eral, who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2018 at 9 months old, received a bone marrow transplant from his brother and will be five years cancer free in February.
Noël Ferguson, executive director and co-founder of Thursday’s Child, reads from Susan Masino’s book “The Story of AC/DC: Let There Be Rock”, in which Masino writes about being contacted by Thursday’s Child to help make a wish come true for a recipient who wanted to meet musician Angus Young.
Noël Ferguson, executive director of Thursday’s Child, shows off a newspaper article from 1988, when professional golfer Greg Norman befriended Jamie Hutton of Monona and won a South Carolina tournament that Hutton had attended thanks to Thursday's Child.
Releasing the rehabilitated raptors ahead of Bald Eagle Watching Days puts less stress on the workers and, most importantly, the birds.
Jeffrey Eral, 7, left, was diagnosed with leukemia in 2018 at 9 months old and received a bone marrow transplant from his brother, Oliver, second from right. The brothers relaxed recently in their living room with their older brother, Henry, 11, and their mother, Carla Eral. In 2022, Thursday's Child sent the Eral family to Disney World.
Jeffrey Eral was diagnosed with leukemia in 2018 at 9 months old and spent considerable time at American Family Children's Hospital. Now 7 years old, he is nearing five years of being cancer free.
Noël Ferguson, right, executive director of Thursday’s Child, which makes wishes come true for seriously ill children and young adults in southwestern and south-central Wisconsin, with board members Jack Kussmaul, left, and Sandra Meier. The organization is celebrating 40 years and is run by volunteers.
Noël Ferguson, executive director of Thursday’s Child, shows off a newspaper article from 1988, when professional golfer Greg Norman befriended Jamie Hutton of Monona and won a South Carolina tournament that Hutton had attended thanks to Thursday's Child.
Jeffrey Eral, 7, center, with his parents, Carla and Jeffrey, during a 2022 family trip to Disney World through the nonprofit Thursday’s Child, an organization that grants wishes for seriously ill children and young adults in southwest and south-central Wisconsin. Eral, who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2018 at 9 months old, received a bone marrow transplant from his brother and will be five years cancer free in February.
Noël Ferguson, executive director and co-founder of Thursday’s Child, reads from Susan Masino’s book “The Story of AC/DC: Let There Be Rock”, in which Masino writes about being contacted by Thursday’s Child to help make a wish come true for a recipient who wanted to meet musician Angus Young.
