We were so humbled and frankly taken aback. "Even as I wrote the reply, I was still not entirely convinced it was real. The doctor/surgeon theme sort of evolved around that, and that's how we got to what it is." Sam Burns, Gaunt Chirurgeon co-creator I thought it would be fun if there was an enemy with an attack that was annoying to get hit by in some way, but that also cured your disease. "Being approached by Make-A-Wish is just not something that you expect-but re-reading the email, and checking the sending address confirmed that it was in fact legit. "This is absolutely the first time we've ever done anything like this, and to be honest, yes, I thought it was a scam when I read the email subject line for the first time," Bourassa said. Red Hook Studios co-founder Chris Bourassa confirmed that there was indeed some confusion on that point when Make-A-Wish first reached out. "They thought it was a scam at first," Sam said. It took longer than expected to get the ball rolling: A few bureaucratic misfires meant that he didn't actually make contact with Red Hook until November, and there was also a minor hitch at the very start of the process. Sam has been hospitalized following a leukemia diagnosis when he was 17, and a social worker suggested that he reach out to the Make-A-Wish foundation with his idea.
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