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December 6, 2024 • 13 mins
Today we grant a Christmas Wish for the Mahley family, whose son Cooper was born 4 months premature.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Believe in the magic of the holidays. Dave Ryan's Christmas Wish.
Let's get to today's Christmas wish. You probably didn't expect
yourself to ever be on Christmas Wish.

Speaker 2 (00:11):
No, I've been listening for a long time, and thankfully
I didn't have a need to ever nominate anyone. And
so I've been trying to think about my friend and
trying to think about something meaningful for her for a
few months now, and then when I heard about Christmas Wish,
it just like retriggered that as a possible option. So
I just figured I would submit a nomination and see
what happens.

Speaker 1 (00:31):
We're gonna call your friend Sarah here in a minute,
but I want to check in with our boy Brandon
from college muscle movers. Brandon, what's up? Thanks for doing
this again? Good morning. How many years have you done this? Brandon?
Let's do year four? Year number four. Brandon gets up
early on in his own time, drives out to all
these different wishes with boxes full of stuff, whether it's

(00:55):
a laundry basket full of stuff or a box of
stuff or gift cards or whatever. Brandon, thank you for
what you do. We really appreciate you. And your team
over a college muscle movers. Of course, if you are moving,
make sure you keep in mind college muscle movers and
be like, hey, you're Brandon. I heard you on the radio.

Speaker 3 (01:14):
I heard you on the radio.

Speaker 1 (01:14):
All right, here we go. Let's call Sarah right now.

Speaker 4 (01:19):
So Sarah and you know each other because your kids
play softball.

Speaker 3 (01:23):
Correct, Yes, that's Brad.

Speaker 4 (01:24):
Yeah, okay, and so you've known her for a couple
of years now, yeah, our.

Speaker 3 (01:28):
Daughters who have played together for three seasons now, got
all right.

Speaker 4 (01:33):
I love how friendship forms from things like that, like
your softball leagues.

Speaker 3 (01:37):
You kids are in soft all together.

Speaker 1 (01:40):
And because we do these live you never know if
they're going to answer the phone. We always tell, you know,
we always try to set it up so they will
answer the phone, but sometimes they don't. And that's when
Brandon comes in and goes on the floor. All right, Brandon,
let's get Brandon on the phone here, Brandon, you are
on duty, Brandon. How long will it take you to
walk to the front door and ring the doorbell? Brandon,

(02:04):
I'm just getting parked right now. I'm getting parked right now. Okay,
So we give you a little mascara alert. You never
know what's going to happen during Christmas wish But while
we're waiting for Brandon to get to the front door,
and that's our backup plan is for him to knock
on the door, ring the doorbell. I want to thank
a couple of sponsors. First of all, yesterday we raised
during match day fifteen thousand dollars. That's before the match,

(02:28):
and we were hoping yesterday to maybe get ten thousand
dollars in our wildest dreams. Fifteen thousand dollars. Yes, the
power of radio and the power of this big old
radio station and the people who listen to it. Wow,
that is amazing.

Speaker 3 (02:41):
Thank you so much for donating.

Speaker 1 (02:43):
Yes, absolutely, And then thank also to Treasure Island Resort
and casino and holiday station stores and oh wait, I
thought I heard a knock. Are you knocking? Brandon? Ok? Yeah,
the gate.

Speaker 4 (02:56):
Okay, there's a little gate situation. He's got to get
through the Blinda was telling me about.

Speaker 1 (03:04):
Imagine getting a knock on your door at seven ten
in the more, I'd be nervous. This is the great thing.
This is what happens Christmas weas live is, this is
thinking about Christmas. We live we do it completely live
as you can tell. Hey, Oh hello, Hello is this Sarah? Yeah, Sarah,

(03:27):
good morning. This is Dave Ryan over at KATWB. We're
on the air right now and we are here with
your friend Belinda, so you'll believe me.

Speaker 5 (03:37):
Say Hi Belinda, Hi Sarah, Hi Belinda.

Speaker 1 (03:42):
I'm sorry about the ruckus trying to get into the
house this morning, but that is Brandon from College muscle Movers.
Would you have any idea why we might be calling
you today?

Speaker 5 (03:50):
I have no idea, no idea.

Speaker 1 (03:54):
Well, we're about to tell you. We do something on KATWB.
We've done it for years and it's called Christmas Wish.
We're we ask for people to tell us about a
family that might be struggling for whatever reason this year.
And your friend Belinda talk to us about you and
your challenges for this year. And she wrote us a letter.

(04:15):
Have you got a minute? I know it's kind of unexpected.
Have you got a minute to hear her letter?

Speaker 6 (04:20):
Yeah?

Speaker 1 (04:20):
Okay, whenever you're ready, Belinda.

Speaker 3 (04:22):
Okay. Dear the Dave Ryan Morning Show or show.

Speaker 2 (04:27):
I would like to nominate my friend Sarah and her
daughter's Kaylee five Kiera nine for Dave Ryan's Christmas wish.
In May of this year, Sarah's fiance, Danny, passed away
suddenly and unexpectedly in his sleep at the age of
thirty two. Danny was the kind of dad who poured
his heart into everything he did, especially when it came
to his daughters.

Speaker 3 (04:46):
He loved them both fiercely. Kiley was his.

Speaker 2 (04:49):
Only biological child, but he never treated Kira as anything less.

Speaker 3 (04:53):
Than his own blood.

Speaker 2 (04:54):
Kira didn't even know that he wasn't her biological dad
until after his death, and she simply said, he's my dad.
That statement encapsulates the deep bond they shared. Danny coached
three seasons of Kira's softball team and a season of
soccer for Kaylee. He was a constant presence in their lives,
always there, always loving, and caring. Since Danny's passing, Sarah

(05:17):
has done everything she can to support her daughters and
navigate their.

Speaker 3 (05:20):
Grief, all while managing her own heartache.

Speaker 2 (05:23):
She gave up her job working nights and found a
job at their school so she could be closer to
her daughters, who now struggle with anxiety and fear of due.

Speaker 3 (05:32):
To their loss.

Speaker 2 (05:32):
Even the thought of something as simple as trick or
treating became overwhelming for Kira because every time she hears scream,
she instantly thinks the worst. Sarah has remained strong, not
for her daughters, but oh for herself as well. She
has stepped outside of her natural introversion to connect with
people in the community to maintain the relationships Danny started

(05:53):
so their daughters still have a network. Danny was in
the process of remodeling their home when he passed awayocusing on.

Speaker 3 (06:00):
The girl's bedroom first.

Speaker 2 (06:02):
Sarah is doing everything she can to carry out his work,
but finishing the rooms has become hard to prioritize without
the income support she once had. This Christmas, my wish
is to help ease the pain of going through their
first Christmas without Danny. I would love for them to
have a weekend get away to a hotel at a
water park where they can unwind and have fun, or alternatively,

(06:22):
a gift card to a home improvement store so Sarah
can finish the girl's bedroom, the project that Danny started,
giving them a space to feel connected to the memories
of their dad. I would greatly appreciate your consideration in
granting this wish for Sarah, Kaylee, and Kira. They deserve
a Christmas filled with joy, love, and a little bit
of healing. Much love from all the coon rapids fash

(06:45):
pitch softball moms.

Speaker 1 (06:46):
Ah, that's great, that was so sweet, Sarah. I think
there's a lot of people who love and support you
and your Your husband was only thirty two when he passed,
Is that right?

Speaker 6 (07:03):
Yes?

Speaker 1 (07:03):
Thirty two? Yeah, and left behind a little girl. And
let me tell you something, little girls. If everything's going right,
Little girls love their dads so much until they're about twelve.
Then it's And how old is is Kaylee?

Speaker 6 (07:23):
Kaylee is five and Kira is nine, so they and
he treated Kiara just like his own daughter.

Speaker 1 (07:32):
Coached what coach softball? Is that right? Coach or softball team?

Speaker 5 (07:36):
Yeah? She plays softball because of him. He played softball
all his life and he was so happy when she
started playing.

Speaker 1 (07:44):
I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm so sorry for
your girls. But we with Christmas wish, we just try
to throw a little joy in there to make things
a little bit easier and also to let you know
that you're loved and cared about and supported. So let's
start up with some things for Let's start off with
for the family, for the family, and you use these
things when you want and if you want. And there's

(08:05):
some things we're throwing in here. We got tickets to
the Glow Holiday Festival. That's a walk through gift card
that'll get you into the Big Miracle, that Big rock
this holiday season. That is really cool experience, good old
fashioned family fund like never before Christmas lights, food trucks, artisans, sledding, s'mores, fireworks,
cocktails and more. That's now through January fourth. Let's talk

(08:25):
about the girls. Let's talk about little Let's start off
with Kira first. Check this out. We have one free
private pitching lesson for her at Complete Game. Thanks to
Katie for donating this service. So that's awesome. A two
hundred dollars Dick Sporting Goods gift card. Two hundred dollars

(08:46):
in the hands of a nine year old, like just love.
We had a blue Stanley mug, not a knockoff, but
it's a genuine Stanley mugg. We got does softballs, batting gloves,
athletic clothing. We got an ug fuzzy comforter ug pillows,
sheet set. Does she like Taylor Swift?

Speaker 5 (09:03):
She loves her?

Speaker 1 (09:04):
Okay, we got a couple of vinyls for her, the
collectible vinyls, Yes speak now in nineteen eighty nine. Don't
let her scratch those up. Those are worth a lot
of money. Kayley is your five year old, and that
that is his biological daughter. For Kayley, we have we
got some cool stuff. We got some dolls, we got
some playto we got little kid stuff, a bunch of clothes,

(09:25):
a soccer net, a soccer ball, she's into soccer. Yeah yeah,
and even a Hello Kitty, which I just love what
we threw in a Hello Ki. Who is the dog?
The dog that we heard in the background. What's the
dog's name?

Speaker 5 (09:38):
Her name is Lily.

Speaker 1 (09:40):
She sounds like a yellow lab. Was that a yellow lab?

Speaker 5 (09:42):
Yes?

Speaker 1 (09:44):
Whoa? That was crazy. I'm again. So we got Lily
the yellow Lab, a bunch of dog treats and toys
and a kong and the rope that you chew on
and all that stuff. So that's for for Lily too,
and then for you just and this is all just
you know, because we just want to spread some love

(10:04):
and show you that you're loved and supported. So for you, Mom, Sarah,
we got one hundred dollars one hundred one dollar gas card,
from Holiday station stores and by the way, for every
fuel purchase now through December seventeenth, they're donating a portion
of sales to Christmas Wish one hundred dollars gift card
to Broadway Pizza. They did, They didn't. We didn't even
ask them. Broadway Pizza just wrote in and said, Hey,

(10:27):
here's a stack one hundred dollars gift cards given to
your Christmas Wish people. Three hundred dollars athleta gift card. Okay,
and you've done. Tell me a little bit about like
the home repairs and the remodeling and painting around the house.

Speaker 5 (10:42):
Well, we my daughter wanted to like switch her room
like a year and a half after we moved in here,
so we had an extra room downstairs, and we had
started like taking the old paint off and like fixing
the trimming and stuff, and we got about like three
fourths of it painted before he passed away. And it's

(11:07):
just for me to do on my own.

Speaker 6 (11:09):
It's has been a lot of work, even just trying
to like finish setting that room up or like even.

Speaker 5 (11:16):
Moving all of her furniture over.

Speaker 1 (11:19):
I understand, well, to help you out a little bit,
We've got a five hundred dollars Home Depot gift card
for whatever paint supplies, ladders, brushes, whatever you need for
five hundred dollars from Home Depot. Your friend Belinda mentioned
that it would be fun for you and the girls
to go off to a water park and a hotel
for the weekend. Well, guess what Treasure Island has got

(11:42):
that set up for you. It is a two nights
staycation package, two hotel rooms.

Speaker 5 (11:47):
For Lagoon waters.

Speaker 1 (11:49):
Yeah, they got a water park down there that's just awesome.
It's called the Lagoon Lagoon Water Park. We had passes
for both nights. We're gonna send you bowling to go
bowling down there, and we got two hundred dollars to
buy fattening snacks while you're down there. And this is
and this is all part of the Christmas wish, just
to kind of cheer up the girls. And I know
that you're busy and times are tight, and I want

(12:11):
to tell you something right now. If we ask for
people to volunteer to go over and finish that paint job,
I know we get them. I know we get them.
I'm volunteering font Yeah it is really good, but want
will come over, But we just want to give you
a little love and a little support for your holiday
and for you and for the girls.

Speaker 5 (12:28):
Okay, oh my, thank you so much.

Speaker 1 (12:32):
You're so welcome. We're so sorry for your sudden loss.
I mean, we can't even imagine what a hard loss
that is, but there are so many people that support
you and and we want to thank Belinda, who is
crying right now, for letting us know about your wish.
And I'll let you say goodbye to Belinda.

Speaker 5 (12:49):
Oh my god, Belinda, thank you so much. Oh you're welcome,
so supportive over like this past fall and summer, and
honestly it's a blessed to have you in our life.
Thank you so much.

Speaker 3 (13:03):
You're welcome.

Speaker 1 (13:05):
Thank you, Sarah, have the best possible Christmas. And thank
you for listening and being on KTWB.

Speaker 5 (13:12):
Thank you guys, you are welcome.
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