Spreading cheer and glitter

Nicole Ibbotson will never forget Elsa sweeping into her three-year-old daughter Lilly’s hospital room, bringing bright new p.j.’s and a princess doll.

Watching Lilly sing and dance with Elsa, Nicole marveled, “Lilly hasn’t felt much like a princess lately, losing her hair because of treatment. But you allowed her to forget her pain and sadness and let her inner princess out!”

“Elsa” worked the same magic on Shana Moskowitz’s six-yearold daughter, Avery.

“Because of you, Avery got to escape a little bit. You gave her the gift of being able to dream again!” Shana told Kylee.

Darcy Eichas-statt’s five-yearold son, Roman, who had a rare form of leukemia, met “Elsa” at a pediatric cancer benefit.

“Roman now tells everyone that Elsa is his girlfriend! To meet people with such giving hearts as Kylee and her team means the world,” Darcy says.

Amanda Graham’s three-yearold son, Benjamin, adores Cinderella.

“He watches the movie over and over again. It’s a comfort thing,” she says. “So when Cinderella walked into his hospital room, it made Benjamin happy, but it made his dad and me even happier to see him so happy!”

Today, A Moment of Magic’s nearly 500 volunteers have visited over 15,000 children in more than a dozen states, via Skype and Facetime when necessary. And Kylee—now 23 and a college graduate—keeps in touch with the families and is often told that the joy of meeting a princess or a superhero stays with the child for a long time, boosting their courage and will to continue fighting.

And that, Kylee says, is her wish come true.

“My goal is to bring more love into the world,” she says. “To have the power to bring some light and fun into these kids’ lives—to restore their belief that anything is possible— that’s truly magical!”