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Rebecca’s Wish is a 501(c)3 launched by a then 16-year old high school sophomore from San Antonio, Rebecca Taylor. Rebecca founded this non-profit in 2018 as a result of her eight-year struggle with chronic pancreatitis and related complications. Rebecca’s Wish came to life after Rebecca was referred to Make-A-Wish and asked to share her one, true wish. She replied that she wanted to meet with a medical philanthropist to help start a non-profit that helps children just like her.
The mission of Rebecca’s Wish is to promote the prevention and treatment of pancreatic diseases through education, partnership, and research while supporting the children and their families affected by these ailments.
In its three years as a nonprofit, Rebecca’s Wish has raised more than two million dollars, with donors and supporters captivated by the magic of a teenager who turns the misfortune of her disease into hope and healing.
Among the many accomplishments of Rebecca’s Wish, the charity spearheaded an agreement with local hospitals to help train the world’s first pediatric-trained pancreatic endoscopist. In addition to successfully positioning four pediatric-trained endoscopists across the United States, with a fifth currently being trained, Rebecca’s Wish also teamed up with NIH and the FDA in Washington, D.C. to start the process of developing the first drug-targeted therapy for pancreas disease.
The latest venture of Rebecca's Wish is Camp Hope. Camp Hope is a summer program that we created in partnership with the National Pancreas Foundation so that children with chronic pancreatitis can experience the joy of attending a camp with children who share a similar life journey.
To learn more about Rebecca's Wish, please visit our website at rebeccaswish.org.
