GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — At Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, a moment months in the making turned into a day 7-year-old Stella will never forget.

Her reaction said it all: “This is super cool!”

Stella, who’s been recovering from surgery for nearly a month, walked into a magical surprise: a pink and purple paradise filled with unicorns, squishmallows, and her favorite things. She had no idea it was coming.

"Yeah, I wanted to cry. I kept it together. I'm surprised, but she's been here almost 26 or 25 days at this point, so it's just a perfect pick me up for her, and she's been working super hard," said her mom, Jillian McCarthy.

The transformation came from Once Upon a Room Grand Rapids (OUR-GR), the local chapter of a national nonprofit that decorates hospital rooms for children

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