13-year-old teen surprised with a Make-A-Wish at Saint Michael’s College [Video]

AT 6. <…THIS IS NBC5 NEWS> A HEARTFELT WISH WAS GRANTED TODAY AT SAINT MICHAEL’S COLLEGE FOR MARIELLA DESJARDIN . SINCE SHE WAS SIX MONTHS OLD…SHE HAS BEEN BATTLING A KIDNEY DISEASE, WHICH HAS LEFT HER WITH ONLY 40- PERCENT KIDNEY FUNCTION. TODAY, HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY SURPRISED HER WITH A TRIP TO ARUBA- A WISH FULFILLED BY TEAM IMPACT AND MAKE-A- WISH VERMONT <###PAUSE FOR NAT OF CHEERS####> DESJARDIN WAS SURPRISED BY HER LOVED ONES WITH THE NEWS OF HER TRIP TO ARUBA THIS MOMENT COMES AFTER HER INVOLVEMENT WITH TEAM IMPACT- A NONPROFIT THAT CONNECTS CHILDREN WITH HEALTH CONDITIONS TO LOCAL COLLEGE SPORTS TEAMS FOR MENTORSHIP OVER THE PAST YEAR…SHE HAS PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND IS NOW AN OFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE SAINT MICHAEL’S COLLEGE WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM. LAST YEAR…SHE FACED ANOTHER CHALLENGE WHEN SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OVARIAN CANCER AND HAD TO UNDERGO EMERGENCY SURGERY DESPITE …