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The making of the 'Wish Man'
How a poor boy who was abandoned by his mother grew up to grant children鈥檚 dying wishes
Frank Shankwitz is the co-founder of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, an organisation that since 1980 has granted hundreds of thousands of wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions. Frank鈥檚 inspiration came from his own difficult childhood, a near-death experience and an encounter with a 7-year-old boy named Chris Greicius.
Frank is the subject of a recently released feature film called Wish Man.
Presenter: Andrea Kennedy
Producer: Tom Harding Assinder
Picture: Frank Shankwitz and Chris Greicius
Credit: Frank Shankwitz
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