heartwarming STORY
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of Daru Fouchè
Daru Fouchè, diagnosed with clear cell sarcoma, had always dreamed of flying in a helicopter.When he was three years old, his dream was fulfilled thanks to the Reach For a Dream Foundation. We got the full story on his dream that came true.
HOW DID YOU PLAN TO EMBELLISH THE DREAM/ MAKE THE DAY SPECIAL? We embellished the day by packing a picnic lunch for him to enjoy with his parents afterwards and he was able to go into the hanger and look at all the aircraft and take pics with his parents. TELL US ABOUT THE DAY? Daru is the cutest most energetic little guy you will ever meet. His biggest dream was to fly in a helicopter. It is all he ever talks about. So, when we arrived at Westline Aviation he was super excited and couldn’t wait to get inside the helicopter and take off. He ran ahead of all of us toward the helicopter exclaiming in delight all the way. After posing for a few pics with mom and dad and the pilot, it was time to take off. Christelle from Westline Aviation was the pilot for the day and helped Daru into the front seat of the helicopter. Nothing could wipe the smile off his face. While his dad climbed into the back seat, Daru ‘helped’ his pilot do all the pre-flight checks before it was time to take off. The wonderful people from Westline flew Daru over Bloem for almost 30 minutes and showed him all the sights before coming to land so mom could have a turn to fly too. Daru chattered away to the Pilot the whole way and marveled at everything. He couldn’t believe that his dream had finally come true. We had all been so worried that he would be scared but honestly, he is the bravest little threeyear-old I have ever met, and he wasn’t even a little scared. He was completely and utterly overjoyed. When they landed for the last time and Daru got out, he jumped up and down with glee and giggled in absolute delight before making a beeline for me and jumped into my arms hugging me tight. He thanked me for making his dream come true and told me that it was the best thing ever and how much he loved the whole experience. It was such a beautiful dream that I will remember forever. The smile on his face makes everything so worthwhile.
Hello Joburg • March 2020 • www.hellojoburg.co.za
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