Shea Sparling lives with polyarteritis nodosa and his dream was to visit Nintendo headquarters in Seattle and meet his hero Reggie Fils-Aimé, the president of Nintendo of America. “When we met with Shea about his dream, it was so wonderful and adorable because he was so specific about what he would like to do for his dream,” said Grace Thomson, executive director of the Dream Factory.

“We had so much fun,” said Shea’s mother, Carole Dufault, “They had signs welcoming us and we went on a tour of the building. We met with Reggie and the kids even played a game of Mario Kart with him. “He was so gracious and relaxed and spent time chatting with Shea, answering his questions.”