we asked Sophia how make-a-wish had first started . she said it had all begun with a very sick young boy called Chris, who had been dreaming for along time of becoming a policeman. Sophia said lots of people had wanted to find a way to make Chris's dream come true -so,with everybody's help , chis, only seven years old at the time, had been a 'policeman' for a day. "when people saw how delighted Chris was when his dream came true, they decided to try and help other sick children too, and that was the beginning of make-a-wish, " explained Sophia.