Such efforts didn't start in Taiwan. Back in 1980 the Make-A-Wish Foundation was established in Arizona for severely ill children aged 3 to 18.
這個想法並非始於台灣，早在一九八○年、美國亞利桑那州有「Make-A-Wish Foundation」的團體，為年紀在三到十八歲的重症病童圓夢。