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Make-A-Wish grants Washougal boy a trip to see the volcanoes of Hawaii

Little boy, big wish

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Washougal resident Coleman Merle, 5, sits with his dad, Tim, during a Make-A-Wish Oregon party held at Beaches Restaurant in Vancouver on Friday. It featured beach-themed gifts and a volcano cake donated by Two Little E's Cakes and Goodies of Portland.

A dream to see the Big Island of Hawaii, and its majestic volcanoes overflowing with bright red lava, will come true for a little boy from Washougal.

Five-year-old Coleman Merle was granted his dream-come-true trip through Make-A-Wish Oregon. Coleman suffers from a Wilms tumor, which is a type of cancer that starts in the kidneys, and is the most common type of kidney cancer in children, according to the American Cancer Society.

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