Fulton girl granted wish to swim with dolphins

Sidney Nelson, 11, lives her dream as she swims with Yoko the Dolphin at Discovery Cove in Orlando, Fla. The Fulton girl — who uses a wheelchair after an ATV accident last year — got to visit Discovery Cove and Disney World through Dream Factory Inc., a wish-granting organization for children with critical or chronic illnesses or disabilities.

Sidney Nelson, 11, lives her dream as she swims with Yoko the Dolphin at Discovery Cove in Orlando, Fla. The Fulton girl — who uses a wheelchair after an ATV accident last year — got to visit Discovery Cove and Disney World through Dream Factory Inc., a wish-granting organization for children with critical or chronic illnesses or disabilities.

By Dean Asher

Thursday, September 20, 2012

FULTON, Mo. — “A dream is a wish your heart makes.”

Many know those lyrics from the 1950 Disney film “Cinderella,” but they rang true last week for Sidney Nelson, an 11-year-old Fulton girl who lived her dream of visiting Disney World and swimming with dolphins.

Nelson, who uses a wheelchair following an all-terrain vehicle accident last year, made the trip through the Mexico, Mo., chapter of Dream Factory, a group dedicated to granting wishes of children 3 through 18 who are “critically or chronically ill.”

Nelson’s name was entered to the organization, which then contacted her to ....

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