While i obviously do not know the in's and outs of these people's lives. I get really ticked when i hear people using kids as pawns in their pathetic games but this one takes the cake.

Father blocks 4-year-old's Make-A-Wish trip to Disney World

The father of a 4-year-old Ohio leukemia patient has refused to allow her to take a long-sought Make-A-Wish trip to Disney World, saying the money should be spent on kids who are still terminally ill, the Sentinel-Journal reports.

McKenna May was all set to go after completing two years of leukemia treatment, reports the newspaper in Bowling Green, Ohio. But her father, William May, of Toledo, has refused to give his permission.

The issue appears to be caught up in a domestic dispute. McKenna's parents never married or lived together. Her grandmother says the father only recently received visitation privileges, the Associated Press reports.

what a dick.. but his name wil be mud now in OHIO.

I think he does have a point, in that his child will have a chance later, let someone who is more urgent get there wish first.

I think he should let her go. A terminal girl I looked after and am still in contact with got a wish granted a few years ago but was to ill to travel at the time. When she got well enough she was told she was too old to go. It totally broke her heart cause now she is too unwell to fly so she cant apply anywhere else. That was her only chance and it was ripped away from her cause of a technicality. This young girl is 4 years old and who knows what will happen for her in the future. Its cruel breaking young peoples heart like that.

Originally Posted by JoshA

I think he does have a point, in that his child will have a chance later, let someone who is more urgent get there wish first.

I know what you mean but from all i understand the father has never really been apart of the kids life, so WTF would he know what is "best" for a child he has NEVER lived with? He obviously does not understand the disease, because for some it is terminal, like a game of Russian roulette, some live, others die even after they have been in remission for years.

Also when you have finished the last course of "treatment" you do not have a clean bill of health like some would believe. While you maybe well at that particular time it may not last, so you may not get another chance. When you are unwell, you have to be isolated due to the risk of infections, so there goes your chance to share those experiences with your child. I say make happy memories when and if you can, there are no guarantees especially where Leukemia is concerned, that much i do know.

I agree with Smiley. The little girl is only 4 years old, and who knows how long she will be healthy? Let her go, while she can enjoy it. I agree, the father is a jerk. And, if she does go, I hope that they leave him at home. He will only do something to spoil the trip for everyone. In my opinion.

It's clearly a situation where the father is trying to punish the mother through doing this to his daughter. He is a friggin jerk, agreed.