One last wish: The volunteers trying to fulfil people's heart's desires


By AGENCY
  • People
  • Tuesday, 14 Jun 2022

The German Wunschewagen project, whose name translates as Wish Wagon, enables those who are seriously ill to visit places that are important to them one last time. Photo: Smilla Dankert/ASB NRW/obs/dpa

IT might be a last pop concert, or a trip to the airport to watch the planes take off – or relaxing in the comfort of your own garden.

The final wishes people have vary – but the German Wunschewagen Rhein-Main has spent the last five years trying to fulfil them for those who are seriously ill.

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