'Disney Week of Wishes' sends local 4-year-old leukemia patient to Disneyland as Avengers recruit

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Our genitor institution kicked disconnected its 2nd "Disney Week of Wishes" connected Monday.

The extremity is to marque arsenic galore children's dreams travel existent arsenic possible, with the assistance of Make-A-Wish and it includes 1 small lad from the South Valley.

Emerson Palasio is conscionable 4 years aged now, but his conflict against leukemia began implicit a twelvemonth ago.

For his bravery, he'll not lone get to spell to Disneyland, but his heroism volition beryllium wide to everyone, arsenic helium prepares to measurement into his relation arsenic an Avengers recruit.

"He was diagnosed with leukemia successful February of past year. Type ALL," Emerson's father, Edison Palasio, told Action News.

Emerson's household says his diagnosis was the commencement of a agelong and hard journey.

Over the past year, his begetter says he's had astir 70 infirmary visits.

The fearfulness and uncertainty are things his older siblings are learning to header with.

"I truly missed him truthful much," said older sister Addison Palasio, who is conscionable a fewer years up of Emerson.

Meanwhile, his parents person been dealing with the affectional fallout.

"He's doing well, but helium inactive has his days wherever helium feels fatigued oregon nonaccomplishment of appetite. And it's inactive hard for america to header with that, due to the fact that each of our different kids play and eat, and helium sometimes doesn't. And arsenic a parent, that's truly hard," said Dalia Palasio, Emerson's mother.

But done it all, the 4-year-old checks successful connected his family, a emotion that is reciprocated arsenic they articulation the combat to enactment him.

"One night, I prayed that helium would beryllium up and playing. And the adjacent day, erstwhile I got location from school, helium was playing," said older brother, Edison Palasio II.

And present that Emerson is successful remission, he's getting to bash much than conscionable play.

This week, he'll commencement his caller relation arsenic an Avenger recruit, joining immoderate of the world's astir influential contented creators, similar Mr. Beast, astatine Disneyland for an interactive communicative of heroic proportions.

"He looks up to them arsenic heroes," said Dalia.

Emerson's parents accidental this volition beryllium their archetypal household travel since helium archetypal received his diagnosis, made imaginable by Make-A-Wish and "Disney Week of Wishes."

"They sponsored a Disney travel for him," said his dad, Edison. "All the kids are excited. Emerson's excited."

It's a pick-me-up that the full household says they need. Emerson inactive struggles immoderate days, adjacent successful his remission.

They're hoping that this week's travel is the opening of a new, steadfast section for Emerson.

"Hopefully adjacent year, successful April, helium volition ringing the bell," said Edison.

The Palasios permission for Disneyland connected Tuesday. They'll beryllium joined by astir 40 different Avengers recruits, each children with captious illnesses.

Those wishes are granted by Make-A-Wish, and Disney grants a privation each hr of each day.

If you'd similar to larn much astir joining Disney successful making wishes travel existent with Make-A-Wish, click here.