December 1, 2025 • 11 mins
We grant a Christmas wish to a family who's mother passed away right before the holidays. Thanks to Treasure Island Resort & Casino and Holiday Station Stores.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
He isn't imagine of the hobdays. Dve Ryan's Christmas Wish Wow.
Here we are back again Christmas Wish on KDWB. We've
been doing this for I think we're in year number
thirty three Wow of Christmas Wish and we've raised millions
of dollars over the years, we've given out millions of
(00:20):
dollars and I haven't kept track of the year. Don't
don't quote me on that, but I'm going to guess
it's probably right up around a million dollars or more
if you add it all up. And thanks to the
generosity of everybody who helps out. There are people who
don't even get plugs on the radio. They'll be like, Hey,
I work over here. We're gonna send you guys this.
We're gonna help out with this because people just want
to find somebody to help. It's like we want to
(00:41):
want to do good, and here's your opportunity to do good.
We're gonna do something right now on KDWB. Well, first
we got to check in with our boy Brandon. Is
he on the top line over here? Yes, Brandon? Is
that you morning? Look who's back in action with College
muscle Movers? How how have you been Brandon in the
last twelve months? Blame overall, new family member's new pet,
(01:02):
powerball win, anything like that. Well, I'll just great overhaul
things I have already. So Brandon, you are the best.
Thanks for helping us out. College Muscle Movers helps us
with the delivery of the Christmas wish and we're we're
doing something a little bit different. We've actually got the
wish e on the phone right now. Page. Are you
(01:25):
with me?
Speaker 2 (01:28):
Yeah, I'm here a page.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
It's Dave Ryan over at KATWB. We called you a
minute ago and said, hey, can we put you on
the radio. Well what for? And we said, we'll tell
you when we get you on the radio. Have you
got a few minutes, Page, Yeah, okay, good. I got
an email from your friend Carrie. Who is Carrie to you?
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Carrie is my uh that is my aunt, your aunt Carrie.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
Okay. So she wrote in and she told us why
you might be a good recipient for Christmas wish, and
she wrote the following letter. If you got a minute,
I'm going to read this to you Page okay. Of
course I am nominating Page for a special Christmas wish
because she is an extraordinary eighteen year old who's carried
(02:17):
a lifetime of responsibility on her shoulders with a heart
full of love. When I hired her three months ago
as a shift manager, she immediately showed a rare mix
of leadership, maturity, and genuine compassion. She lifted her team up,
took pride in her work, and always stepped into help
without hesitation. As I got to know her more, she
opened up about the role she played at home, picking
(02:37):
her younger siblings up from school, cooking for them, helping
her mom, bringing them to doctor appointments, doing whatever she
could to help out. Page has always been the kind
of person who gives and gives, and gives quietly, humbly,
without expecting anything in return. The day before her world shattered,
Page and her mother were excitedly planning Christmas presents for
(02:58):
the kids and looking forward to thanksgif. They were full
of hope, talking about how special the holidays would be.
The very next day, while Paige was at work cleaning
and preparing the store for the dinner rush with her
usual positive spirit, she received the call that changed her
life forever. I washed her break into pieces in front
of me, her whole world collapsing in seconds, Yet even
(03:18):
in her pain, the very first words out of her
mouth were about her siblings. Do the kids know? Are
they okay? Her instinct was still to protect them before herself.
She rushed to the hospital, only to be told that
she was the one who had to speak for her mother,
make the arrangements, and face the unimaginable reality of losing
the person she relied on most. Beneath her brave face
(03:41):
is a young woman who is tired, scared, and grieving deeply.
You remember that phone call, Yes, what was the news?
When you answered the phone? What was the news?
Speaker 2 (03:56):
I got called my grandfather and tea. I heard, Hey,
my mom's in the hospital. What happened? Is she okay?
And the first thing he told me was she collapsed,
said that she was rushed to the hospital and she
was on.
Speaker 1 (04:16):
It just kind of out of the blue. Yeah, So
she had seemed reasonably healthy and then just gone, Yeah,
she was.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
A little sick. But like in the letter, it said,
just the night before we were talking, she was fine,
she was laughing, and then I got the call at work.
It was random, it was unexpected.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
The letter goes on to say, since that heartbreaking moment,
Paige just carried responsibilities no teenager should ever have to
face alone. She is planning her mother's services while stepping
into the role of primary caregiver for your four younger
siblingsings two of whom are autistic, fighting through overwhelming grief,
financial strain, and the fear of the unknown. When did
(05:08):
Mom pass?
Speaker 2 (05:10):
She pas on excuse me Friday the.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Twenty first, So just just ten days ago, So a
week ago Friday. Yes, she is trying to hold her
family together with nothing but her strength or love and determination.
Granting Page and siblings of Christmas wish would bring a
ray of hope into the darkest time of her life
(05:35):
and remind Paige that she is not alone, that her
strength has not gone unnoticed, and that she deserves comfort,
support and a moment of peace. And that is from caring.
So are you familiar at all, Paige with Katie WB's
Christmas Wish?
Speaker 2 (05:50):
Not at all known?
Speaker 1 (05:51):
Some people are, some people aren't. Christmas Wish is something
we do every year for thirty This is the thirty
third year. I believe where we find somebody who threw
nol of their own is just going through something really tough.
Sometimes it's financial, sometimes it's just heartbreaking. Sometimes they just
need some good news. What's that shaboozy song? Good news?
Just need some good news, some good news. We've got
(06:14):
some good news for you. We've got we've got some
things for your family that We've got Canaan who is four,
Cash who is nine, Chase who is his twin, also nine,
Carmen who is twelve, and then there's you that I
get all the names right, Yeah, we have things for
you guys, just to kind of brighten the spirit a
little bit and help out a little bit financially. Let's
(06:36):
start off with Canaan. Canaan is four years old, so
we got him some cool stuff. We got them a
pair of light up Spider Man sneakers because kids love
those things. Yes, so we got them some cool clothes,
some different squish mellows. Kids love squish mellows because they're squishy.
They're squishy.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
We love squish mellows.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
Lie, we got we got a bed full of these things.
It's gonna be awesome. We got a mini places based
ball pit and uh an iPad so he can watch
whatever he wants to watch. What you watching? Bluey Paw Patrol.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
At the moment, it's toy story in Majanah.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
Yeah, great choice. Okay. Now, remember we're talking to an
eighteen year old who is now taking care of all
these people, all these kids. Cash is a twin for Cash,
we've got he's nine. We got him this says, a
Nintendo sixty with Super Smash Brothers and Mario Kart. I
don't know what a Nintendo sixty is. I think they
(07:29):
might mean a switch. I think I don't know what
a Nintendo sixty is, but we don't think four. Maybe
Nintendo sixty four is twenty five year old. So I'm
sure we didn't get you one of those. They probably
they probably typed it up wrong. Nintendo girl, you're getting
a Nintendo for cash, two para Nikes, some clothes, and
(07:49):
a race car track with toy cars included. Could we
heard he's into that stuff? Uh? For Chase, who is
his twin, also nine years old? Where are the kids
right now? Anywhere are they? They're with you?
Speaker 2 (08:01):
Not at the moment. They are still in bed. Okay,
one of them are with their grandfathers.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
Okay, gotcha. For Chase, you're the twin. We got him
a fifty dollars Rollblocks gift card and a new bike,
and some clothes and some sneakers. Carmen is your twelve
year old, right, Yes, Carmen, We've got Nike sneakers, the
five trendy lounge wear outfits. We got a Fuzzy Fuzzy
(08:27):
pink blanket and a twelve days of Kylie Cosmetics Advent calendar.
Twelve days of Kylie. Okay. For Chase and Carmen both
wanted to PlayStation, so you're you're gonna get a PlayStation
five with games, so that's pretty dope. Wow. Okay, And
for you, we got you some stuff too, because you've
(08:49):
got so much on your plate right now. We got
some sneakers, we got some clothes. We got a black,
boneless slim couch delivered by Amazon, and a black comforter
set from Amazon that'll be coming. And then for the
family holiday, Station Store has heard about you, guys, we
got one hundred and one dollar gas station gift card.
Broadway Pizza is giving everybody with a Christmas wish this
(09:11):
year a one hundred dollars Broadway Pizza gift card. Broadway,
You've got five and including you, is it five hungry
mouths to feed. We're gonna give you a three hundred
dollars cub Foods gift card. We got a bunch of
other fun stuff. Toilet paper you never have enough toilet
paper now, toothbrushes, toothpaste, loofahs, just some fun stuff including
(09:35):
a cookie making kit, just to help out and make
your Christmas a little bit, a little bit easier, if
I can use that word. But I think one of
the things is to let you know that so many
people are rooting for you, and so many people are
pulling for you, and just want you to know that
you're loved, appreciated and cared for and not alone and
not alone, right.
Speaker 2 (09:57):
Thank you. I've definitely had a lot of support with this.
My mom was a very My mom was really out
there who once told her she was the life of
the party. A lot of new faces came around, which
was really nice, even if it was just for a
nice little here's our condolences.
Speaker 1 (10:14):
Yeah, well, I know that you're still The grieving process
is a long and hard process, and it comes in waves.
Sometimes you're doing okay and other times you're just you're destroyed,
and it comes in waves. And I can't imagine losing
your mom when you're eighteen years old, and what you're
going through and what you're big the struggles that you
(10:36):
will face, you know, in the years ahead, struggles and joys.
It's not all going to be struggles. There'll be a
lot of joys in there too. But we wanted to
help you out. And there's a guy near your front door.
He's from college muscle movers. His name is Brandon, and
he's going to come in and all of the deliverables
he's gotten for you, from the gift cards to the toys,
he's going to bring him to your door.
Speaker 2 (10:54):
Okay, Page, Okay, I think I see him. We really appreciated.
Kids are are of course bummed, and I feel like
this is going to make things turn around a little bit.
Speaker 1 (11:07):
Yeah. You know, sometimes I like to say, no hill
goes up forever. So here's a plateau for you, maybe
a little bit of a downhill for you. So enjoy
as much as you can your Christmas and your holidays
and all of the things that are coming with your
Christmas wish. All right, Page, of.
Speaker 2 (11:23):
Course, thank you guys so much. We really appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (11:27):
Thank you, And that is our first Christmas wish.
He isn't imagine of the hobdays. Dve Ryan's Christmas Wish Wow.
Here we are back again Christmas Wish on KDWB. We've
been doing this for I think we're in year number
thirty three Wow of Christmas Wish and we've raised millions
of dollars over the years, we've given out millions of
(00:20):
dollars and I haven't kept track of the year. Don't
don't quote me on that, but I'm going to guess
it's probably right up around a million dollars or more
if you add it all up. And thanks to the
generosity of everybody who helps out. There are people who
don't even get plugs on the radio. They'll be like, Hey,
I work over here. We're gonna send you guys this.
We're gonna help out with this because people just want
to find somebody to help. It's like we want to
(00:41):
want to do good, and here's your opportunity to do good.
We're gonna do something right now on KDWB. Well, first
we got to check in with our boy Brandon. Is
he on the top line over here? Yes, Brandon? Is
that you morning? Look who's back in action with College
muscle Movers? How how have you been Brandon in the
last twelve months? Blame overall, new family member's new pet,
(01:02):
powerball win, anything like that. Well, I'll just great overhaul
things I have already. So Brandon, you are the best.
Thanks for helping us out. College Muscle Movers helps us
with the delivery of the Christmas wish and we're we're
doing something a little bit different. We've actually got the
wish e on the phone right now. Page. Are you
(01:25):
with me?
Speaker 2 (01:28):
Yeah, I'm here a page.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
It's Dave Ryan over at KATWB. We called you a
minute ago and said, hey, can we put you on
the radio. Well what for? And we said, we'll tell
you when we get you on the radio. Have you
got a few minutes, Page, Yeah, okay, good. I got
an email from your friend Carrie. Who is Carrie to you?
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Carrie is my uh that is my aunt, your aunt Carrie.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
Okay. So she wrote in and she told us why
you might be a good recipient for Christmas wish, and
she wrote the following letter. If you got a minute,
I'm going to read this to you Page okay. Of
course I am nominating Page for a special Christmas wish
because she is an extraordinary eighteen year old who's carried
(02:17):
a lifetime of responsibility on her shoulders with a heart
full of love. When I hired her three months ago
as a shift manager, she immediately showed a rare mix
of leadership, maturity, and genuine compassion. She lifted her team up,
took pride in her work, and always stepped into help
without hesitation. As I got to know her more, she
opened up about the role she played at home, picking
(02:37):
her younger siblings up from school, cooking for them, helping
her mom, bringing them to doctor appointments, doing whatever she
could to help out. Page has always been the kind
of person who gives and gives, and gives quietly, humbly,
without expecting anything in return. The day before her world shattered,
Page and her mother were excitedly planning Christmas presents for
(02:58):
the kids and looking forward to thanksgif. They were full
of hope, talking about how special the holidays would be.
The very next day, while Paige was at work cleaning
and preparing the store for the dinner rush with her
usual positive spirit, she received the call that changed her
life forever. I washed her break into pieces in front
of me, her whole world collapsing in seconds, Yet even
(03:18):
in her pain, the very first words out of her
mouth were about her siblings. Do the kids know? Are
they okay? Her instinct was still to protect them before herself.
She rushed to the hospital, only to be told that
she was the one who had to speak for her mother,
make the arrangements, and face the unimaginable reality of losing
the person she relied on most. Beneath her brave face
(03:41):
is a young woman who is tired, scared, and grieving deeply.
You remember that phone call, Yes, what was the news?
When you answered the phone? What was the news?
Speaker 2 (03:56):
I got called my grandfather and tea. I heard, Hey,
my mom's in the hospital. What happened? Is she okay?
And the first thing he told me was she collapsed,
said that she was rushed to the hospital and she
was on.
Speaker 1 (04:16):
It just kind of out of the blue. Yeah, So
she had seemed reasonably healthy and then just gone, Yeah,
she was.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
A little sick. But like in the letter, it said,
just the night before we were talking, she was fine,
she was laughing, and then I got the call at work.
It was random, it was unexpected.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
The letter goes on to say, since that heartbreaking moment,
Paige just carried responsibilities no teenager should ever have to
face alone. She is planning her mother's services while stepping
into the role of primary caregiver for your four younger
siblingsings two of whom are autistic, fighting through overwhelming grief,
financial strain, and the fear of the unknown. When did
(05:08):
Mom pass?
Speaker 2 (05:10):
She pas on excuse me Friday the.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Twenty first, So just just ten days ago, So a
week ago Friday. Yes, she is trying to hold her
family together with nothing but her strength or love and determination.
Granting Page and siblings of Christmas wish would bring a
ray of hope into the darkest time of her life
(05:35):
and remind Paige that she is not alone, that her
strength has not gone unnoticed, and that she deserves comfort,
support and a moment of peace. And that is from caring.
So are you familiar at all, Paige with Katie WB's
Christmas Wish?
Speaker 2 (05:50):
Not at all known?
Speaker 1 (05:51):
Some people are, some people aren't. Christmas Wish is something
we do every year for thirty This is the thirty
third year. I believe where we find somebody who threw
nol of their own is just going through something really tough.
Sometimes it's financial, sometimes it's just heartbreaking. Sometimes they just
need some good news. What's that shaboozy song? Good news?
Just need some good news, some good news. We've got
(06:14):
some good news for you. We've got we've got some
things for your family that We've got Canaan who is four,
Cash who is nine, Chase who is his twin, also nine,
Carmen who is twelve, and then there's you that I
get all the names right, Yeah, we have things for
you guys, just to kind of brighten the spirit a
little bit and help out a little bit financially. Let's
(06:36):
start off with Canaan. Canaan is four years old, so
we got him some cool stuff. We got them a
pair of light up Spider Man sneakers because kids love
those things. Yes, so we got them some cool clothes,
some different squish mellows. Kids love squish mellows because they're squishy.
They're squishy.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
We love squish mellows.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
Lie, we got we got a bed full of these things.
It's gonna be awesome. We got a mini places based
ball pit and uh an iPad so he can watch
whatever he wants to watch. What you watching? Bluey Paw Patrol.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
At the moment, it's toy story in Majanah.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
Yeah, great choice. Okay. Now, remember we're talking to an
eighteen year old who is now taking care of all
these people, all these kids. Cash is a twin for Cash,
we've got he's nine. We got him this says, a
Nintendo sixty with Super Smash Brothers and Mario Kart. I
don't know what a Nintendo sixty is. I think they
(07:29):
might mean a switch. I think I don't know what
a Nintendo sixty is, but we don't think four. Maybe
Nintendo sixty four is twenty five year old. So I'm
sure we didn't get you one of those. They probably
they probably typed it up wrong. Nintendo girl, you're getting
a Nintendo for cash, two para Nikes, some clothes, and
(07:49):
a race car track with toy cars included. Could we
heard he's into that stuff? Uh? For Chase, who is
his twin, also nine years old? Where are the kids
right now? Anywhere are they? They're with you?
Speaker 2 (08:01):
Not at the moment. They are still in bed. Okay,
one of them are with their grandfathers.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
Okay, gotcha. For Chase, you're the twin. We got him
a fifty dollars Rollblocks gift card and a new bike,
and some clothes and some sneakers. Carmen is your twelve
year old, right, Yes, Carmen, We've got Nike sneakers, the
five trendy lounge wear outfits. We got a Fuzzy Fuzzy
(08:27):
pink blanket and a twelve days of Kylie Cosmetics Advent calendar.
Twelve days of Kylie. Okay. For Chase and Carmen both
wanted to PlayStation, so you're you're gonna get a PlayStation
five with games, so that's pretty dope. Wow. Okay, And
for you, we got you some stuff too, because you've
(08:49):
got so much on your plate right now. We got
some sneakers, we got some clothes. We got a black,
boneless slim couch delivered by Amazon, and a black comforter
set from Amazon that'll be coming. And then for the
family holiday, Station Store has heard about you, guys, we
got one hundred and one dollar gas station gift card.
Broadway Pizza is giving everybody with a Christmas wish this
(09:11):
year a one hundred dollars Broadway Pizza gift card. Broadway,
You've got five and including you, is it five hungry
mouths to feed. We're gonna give you a three hundred
dollars cub Foods gift card. We got a bunch of
other fun stuff. Toilet paper you never have enough toilet
paper now, toothbrushes, toothpaste, loofahs, just some fun stuff including
(09:35):
a cookie making kit, just to help out and make
your Christmas a little bit, a little bit easier, if
I can use that word. But I think one of
the things is to let you know that so many
people are rooting for you, and so many people are
pulling for you, and just want you to know that
you're loved, appreciated and cared for and not alone and
not alone, right.
Speaker 2 (09:57):
Thank you. I've definitely had a lot of support with this.
My mom was a very My mom was really out
there who once told her she was the life of
the party. A lot of new faces came around, which
was really nice, even if it was just for a
nice little here's our condolences.
Speaker 1 (10:14):
Yeah, well, I know that you're still The grieving process
is a long and hard process, and it comes in waves.
Sometimes you're doing okay and other times you're just you're destroyed,
and it comes in waves. And I can't imagine losing
your mom when you're eighteen years old, and what you're
going through and what you're big the struggles that you
(10:36):
will face, you know, in the years ahead, struggles and joys.
It's not all going to be struggles. There'll be a
lot of joys in there too. But we wanted to
help you out. And there's a guy near your front door.
He's from college muscle movers. His name is Brandon, and
he's going to come in and all of the deliverables
he's gotten for you, from the gift cards to the toys,
he's going to bring him to your door.
Speaker 2 (10:54):
Okay, Page, Okay, I think I see him. We really appreciated.
Kids are are of course bummed, and I feel like
this is going to make things turn around a little bit.
Speaker 1 (11:07):
Yeah. You know, sometimes I like to say, no hill
goes up forever. So here's a plateau for you, maybe
a little bit of a downhill for you. So enjoy
as much as you can your Christmas and your holidays
and all of the things that are coming with your
Christmas wish. All right, Page, of.
Speaker 2 (11:23):
Course, thank you guys so much. We really appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (11:27):
Thank you, And that is our first Christmas wish.
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