From performer to wish recipient: Ohio teen’s story comes full circle

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) — A Belmont County teen is celebrating a wish come true after a challenging year.

Reporter Zach Coleman shows us how a community and a foundation came together to give her a special trip.

Fifteen-year-old Ainsley Olinski was diagnosed with Wilson’s Disease last December, a rare liver disorder. Weeks before her diagnosis, she competed in the Lip Sync Challenge with her dance studio, raising money to grant wishes for other children — never imagining that, not long after, she herself would become a wish recipient…

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