My name’s Adriana. I’m 14 from Australia and I have Cystic Fibrosis and Diabetes. In the month of March, I was at the doctors when my social worker approached me about making a wish through Make-a-Wish before it’s to late. I thought it was a really good idea and I was really excited about making a wish because I really already knew what I wanted. My social worker gave me the forms to fill out and my wish was to go to the Justin Bieber concert and meet him . Two weeks later, my wish was approved and I had to wait if I could get the tickets and all that. On the 27th of April they called me to tell me that they got me the tickets but couldn’t get backstage to meet him . I was disappointed that I wasn’t able to meet him but I was ecstatic that I was going to his concert with my best friend Yianna to see our idol perform the next day. That night we both couldn’t sleep. I had school on the day of the concert and the hours seemed to drag on FOREVER. But the day finally came to an end Yianna came over to get ready to go, we were basically bouncing of the walls with excitement. The concert was absolutely flawless, he was amazing, everything I could have imagined, the concert was more than enough to make me feel special. I thought that was my wish granted & over with, but I got a call about a month later telling me that if I was happy to wait that at some time at the end of the year I would be sent to meet him where ever he was at the time and of course I was more than happy to wait. About 5 months later, I remember the date (September 4th at around 11 am) I got a call from Make-a-Wish. Our conversation was going smoothly as any other phone call and she suddenly asks me, “Adriana what are you and your family doing in November?” I was stunned and told her simply I was doing nothing and she told me, “Well, we’re sending you and your family over to New York to meet Justin Bieber!” Right then and there I started bawling my eyes out with happiness, I was probably the most excited girl in the world. I was told I was leaving on the 14th of November exactly 72 days after the phone call and that I’d be staying in New York for the week at the Roosevelt Hotel. On Novemeber 14th we made our way to the airport to make it to our flight off to New York, we were all so excited, but the flight from Sydney to L.A was so long around 16 hours. Then another 6 hours from L.A to New York. We finally made it, New York City, it was absolutely beautiful, we arrived at the hotel at around 9.30 pm and we were all exhausted. We spent the first 4 days in New York sight seeing, shopping and getting ready for the big day. The night before meeting Justin was hectic, I hadn’t bought anything to wear and I started to freak out. So my older sister and I went shopping on 5th avenue and we went into almost every single shop finding clothes and shoes and accessories to wear. I finally found the perfect outfit and we got back to the hotel at around 10.30 after about 4 hours of shopping. That night I couldn’t sleep. Friday the 18th November finally came. It was the day I would finally meet my hero, my inspiration, the boy who taught me to live my dream and never give up. I got up at around 6 am so I could get ready and so my sister could do my hair and make-up. My family and I were finally ready by 7 am and we made our way down to the arcade with 29 other Make-a-Wish families to catch the coaches to The Hardrock Cafe in Times Square. While we were on the bus we had to write down one question to ask Justin. There were so many young girls, I was probably the oldest one there and we all felt so special. We got into the cafe and Never Say Never was playing on the big screen and there were cameras and lights set up everywhere, the stage was lit up and there were two rows of chairs right at the front for all the Make-a-Wish kids to sit in. We all were seated and our photo was taken and the all these other people started arriving, I was looking around for anyone I would recognize. Like Pattie or Kenny. Then I spotted the back door open and Kenny and Alfredo came through it, I was actually so shocked to see them because everything came even more real. I sat there with my mouth open just staring at both of them, and Alfredo obviously saw me because he smiled at me. After about another half an hour of waiting, the Make-a-Wish ambassador came onto the stage to talk to us and then greet the other hosts. Our other hosts were DJ Toro and DJ Lil Cee off of 92.3 FM NOW. They were so nice and funny the spoke to us and then they introduced Justin to the stage. As soon as I saw the curtain rise and Justin appear and I again started crying with happiness. Justin came out and started speaking to all of us and he also gets presented with the Make-A-Wish Chris Gracius award for all his Charity work. It all seemed so surreal. After receiving the award the hosts started reading out our questions for Justin to answer. My question was, “You’re an inspiration to millions, how does it feel to be looked up to by so many people?” and he responded with “It’s really a blessing to be able to make such a positive influence on so many people and I’m really blessed to have this opportunity to make a change and I’m just glad to be helping charities like make-a-wish and pencils of promise and I want to use my fame for good and just really make a change. It also gives me chance to do things like meet all you guys and just make you smile” and we all smiled and he goes “there are this beautiful smiles I love to see”. It was so sweet and then there was this gorgeous 8 year old girl, I’m not to sure what she had but she asked if Justin could give her a piggy back & so Justin brought her up on stage and gave her a piggy back around the stage, it was honestly the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. After he got off stage we all sat around together and all of us Make-a-Wish kids became friends, swapped our Facebooks and Twitters. Then the time came to actually go meet him and get photos. I was honestly so nervous yet I was so excited to meet him. My name was called and I was sent in to meet Justin . I walked in and the first thing he said to me was, “Hi sweetheart! How are you?” I was so speechless I could hardly get my words out but I managed to say “I’m good thanks oh, how are you?” and he replied “I’m great,” he then hugged me and we started taking photos . After our single photos were taken my family came in and he greeted them all and asked them how they were and I stood there thinking “How down to earth and real is he? And that he actually cares about us”. After that I said thank you and we like hugged and he said thank you and I left the meet and greet room and I broke down in tears again. Knowing that he knows that I exist and that I was acknowledged by him for five minutes was more than I could have ever of asked. He is absolutely beautiful, real and down to earth and that day he made mine and 29 other girls dreams come true is absolutely incredible. Him just being him and making all of us feel normal and feel like there’s nothing wrong with us would probably be such a gratifying feeling, he really did make a change and that day he really did make me feel like that dreams do come true and to never say never. He made me feel so special by just saying a few words to me and taking photos. And that was more than I could ever ask for. It was truly an amazing experience and it puts a smile on my face knowing that I got to experience this with my family and that I got to meet my idol , my dream. Justin is a big part of my life, I listen to him every night and I listen to him just before I go into hospital and his music inspires me and him and his music has gotten me through so many rough patches in my life and people find it hard to believe that this one boy could do that for me but believe it or not he does . That day he made me feel so normal and so special just for a few hours and I will forever be grateful to him and make-a-wish. I thank Justin, Make-a-wish, my family and god for this beautiful experience and I feel like I owe them so much. So I really again want to say thank you to Justin. And I hope all of you reading this, and Justin and mybieberexperience can follow me @jdbimagineswag on twitter. R emember my dream came true so don’t think yours can’t because I’m from Sydney Australia and my wish came true so don’t ever think yours can’t. Just remember Never Say Never. – Adriana Read more here: My name’s Adriana. I’m 14 from Australia and I have…
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