You have three magic genie wishes, what are you asking for?

Genie wishes have a way of backfiring in books and movies. We all know that wishing for someone to fall in love with you or wishing for “more wishes” never pans out.

So, in an attempt to be sure my wishes get granted, with no unintended consequences, I’d be very specific. World peace, reversing climate change, and ending racism would be great, but I feel like they might be too broad for genie wishes.

I think I’d go with cures for three specific, devastating diseases. Sure, maybe some scientists would lose their jobs or need to find a new line of research, but wouldn’t it be awesome if nobody ever died from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), breast cancer, or glioblastoma (brain cancer)? I’d cure those three diseases, in memory of friends and family lost to them:

Carla, my best friend from college, and Ben from church (Glioblastoma)

Duilia, my mother-in-law, and Carolyn, my second mom growing up (ALS)

Betsy, my aunt (Breast cancer)