Sophia said that the previous year make-a-wish had helped her best friends, Andrea, who was seventeen years old and had been ill for a long time. "Andrea had always wanted to be a pilot, but he knew it probably wasn't possible because of his illness,"explained Sophia. "But thanks to the make-a-wish foundation in Arizona, Andrea had a brilliant day at the Air Base in Phoenix." Sophia said one of the pilots had spent a lot of time with Andrea, answering his questions and explaining things to him. Andrea certainly had a day to remember, and make-a-wish has helped over 144,000 children all over the world to 'live' their dreams.