Holly Becomes a YouTube Star with PurpleStars02!

When Holly arrived at The Wishing Place in a white stretch limo, she still had no idea what the day ahead of her would hold.

Diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2021, the eight-year-old girl is no stranger to the unknown. Since waking up in the hospital after being intubated for an entire month, Holly has experienced many lows from her diagnosis. The silver lining that has motivated her to remain strong and push through treatment is her favorite YouTube channel, PurpleStars02.

A cheerful and energetic personality, Kayla Ann, better known as her YouTube persona PurpleStars02, has played a tremendous part in Holly’s journey towards recovery. Hearing Kayla’s voice during her bouts of chemotherapy kept a smile on Holly’s face and provided comfort to the young girl during some of the scariest moments of her life.

Eventually, Kayla came to learn about Holly’s story and connected with her family on social media. Kayla and Holly’s pen pal-like friendship grew over the past year, and they eagerly looked forward to the day they would finally get the chance to meet each other in person. However, with the two living on opposite sides of the country, the possibility of them meeting was put on hold…until now.

The moment she saw Kayla waiting for her in front of The Wishing Place, Holly jumped out of the limo and straight into Kayla’s arms. Holly’s wish had finally come true, and she wasn’t going to waste any second they had together. 

From there, Holly and Kayla made their way to their first stop at Target, where they ventured on a shopping spree for all sorts of lip balms and glosses. The duo picked out nearly $400’s worth of Lip Smacker lip balms and princess-themed glosses, all in the yummiest flavors like “Cuddle Me Creamsicle” and “Springtime Smores!”

But where would they go to try on their Target haul? The two set off to their next stop—the Red Rock Spa located inside Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa. Greeted by the entire staff, Holly and Kayla walked hand-in-hand into the spa where they had their own private room to test out their Target finds for Kayla’s next YouTube video. 

To get ready for her closeup, Holly was treated to a full glam makeover by one of the salon’s very own makeup artists, complete with false eyelashes, blush, and a ton of glitter! Holly was at last ready to make her YouTube debut.

Holly’s mom Aimee recounted every time Holly would talk about the moment she and Kayla would finally get to meet and go shopping together. “When Holly had recently gotten off the ventilator, she had talked about doing this with Kayla,” said Aimee. “That was at a time when we didn’t know we were going to ever have the chance to do that with Holly.”

The entire day, Holly was surrounded by the people who loved her the most and stood by her side every second of her recovery. From her first days at the hospital to the moment she became a YouTube star with her idol, Holly experienced a transformation like no other on the day of her wish. Thanks to the generosity of PurpleStars02, Target, and Red Rock Spa by Well & Being, Holly’s wish was made possible.

“Today’s just been a wonderful day,” said Aimee. “It’s been a dream come true.”

Watch Holly and Kayla’s day of fun below!