Teen cancer survivor’s Make-A-Wish becomes toy shop for UNC Children’s Hospital [Video]

Make-A-Wish Eastern Carolina granted a milestone wish to a teen who used it to give back.

Indigo Powell, 17, is a survivor of brain cancer in part because of treatment at UNC Children’s Hospital.

She knew she wanted to use her wish to brighten the hospital stays of other kids.

“My PE teacher used to call me Indi-GLO because he said I was just so positive,” Powell said.

She’s welcoming patients in UNC Children’s pediatric cancer unit into Indi-GLO’s Toy shop, fulfilling her dream to give away toys to kids going through a difficult time.

Doctors at UNC Children’s diagnosed Powell with stage 4 glioblastoma brain cancer when she was 14.

Chemo, surgery and experimental treatments led her to where most people with her diagnosis do not go, into remission.

“Kids don’t usually survive that, so watching her journey has just been amazing,” said Lori Powell, her mother.

Her journey …