Ida might be 92 years old, but that doesn't mean she doesn't stay active! She spends her days talking with her family and being a good neighbor, but something she particularly loves to do is correspond with her best friend and pen pal named Peg.
Peg and Ida met through the magazine Good Times over 10 years ago. The magazine set people up with pen pals, and ever since then they've been mailing each other letters and swapping stories nonstop!
Though they've been in constant communication with each other, they've never actually met face-to-face due to financial constraints. Just like the mother who gave up her son for adoption only to meet him again 42 years later, they've been apart for a long time!
But when her granddaughter, Mary, nominated her to get that simple wish fulfilled, the amazing people at Wish of a Lifetime knew that they just had to do whatever it took to get these two friends to meet!
So when Ida traveled to Arizona to meet up with Peg, she must have been nervously excited. But when the two saw each other for the first time, it was like they've been together their whole lives!
Please take a look at the photos of this emotional meeting below!
Ida was a proud mother of three beautiful children. She worked full-time before becoming the caregiver to her husband before his passing. Refusing to be lonely, she decided to get herself a pen pal! Eventually she found Peg, and over the years the two became very close friends.
They shared stories, pictures, cards, and always kept in close contact with each other. But after a decade of communication, Ida decided that she thought it would be important to surround herself with people she loves and who love her. She always dreamed of meeting up with her dear friend Peg, but money always seemed to be such a huge issue…
So when Ida's granddaughter heard about her one wish, she contacted the amazing people at Wish of a Lifetime. Eventually they managed to bring Ida thousands of miles to meet up with Peg! It took 10 years to get there, but the nervous excitement in the room was charging the air!
Through tears, the two women instantly connected with each other. "This was not only my wish, but was also Peg's wish to meet in person," Ida said.
The whole family was overjoyed at this amazing meeting. Ida, along with her daughter-in-law, got to finally meet up with Peg and her husband Bill!
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