Wish upon a STAR

ressed in a shimmering satin skirt and puff-sleeved blouse, Arianna Taft feels like “magic”. and Elsa from . The five-year-old is battling an advanced form of kidney cancer, but today she feels like a real princess. The Disney-themed portrait shoot is the brainchild of Ashley Richer, who donates sessions to ill children in memory of her son’s friend Lia, who died of cancer in 2017. In addition, Richer has suffered her own health challenges over the past decade. “I see now that all of that happened so I can be here today helping bring magic to these kids’ lives,” she says. “My story shows [them] that it’s possible to beat small odds–miracles happen every day!”