u wish??

I was watching a tv programme of artiste doing volunteering work overseas last nite. And she visited 2 orphans's house. They lost their parents and were brought up by their grandparents. And i heard someone in the background interviewing them. 'Do you miss your parents?', 'Do you wish your parents are alive?'
What the????? That is crap lor and super insensitive.
Who do not wish that their parents are healthy and alive?
Faintz