Eleven-year-old Scout Lyons has an air about her, despite the fact that since last summer she's been in and out of the hospital for treatments for a brain tumor.
It remains inoperable, and she gets tired often. But you'd never know it as she shows off her latest collection of memorabilia straight from Hollywood.
Scout and her family just returned from the land of stars. It was her wish come true to sit in on and even be a part of the nickelodeon show "Victorious."
"There was a lot involved in Scout's wish," said Bev Molles, of A Wish Come True.
Getting to sit in on the set was the easy part, getting to be on the show, not so much. And here's the back story: A few months earlier, Scout got the chance to meet singing star Kesha, and they became fast friends.
Fast forward to Scout's impending trip to Los Angeles.
"There was one catch to it that I didn't tell the Lyons family, and that was Scout had become friendly with Kesha and Danny had called me," Molles said.
Danny is the production assistant for the show.
"And he says, 'You're not going to believe this, but that's the actress that's coming in.' And he told me that I had to promise him that I wouldn't tell the family," Molles said.
The Lyons were greeted by a limousine in Hollywood and shuttled to the set of "Victorious."
"It was unbelievable. Like, it was exactly how you'd picture a set. It was so cool. It was so Hollywood and awesome," Scout said.
They got to meet the stars of "Victorious" -- all of them. But wait, remember that secret?
"We were in the green room and Pebe Sebert, Kesha's mother, came in," Scout's father, Bob Lyons, said.
That made the trip extra special. Scout got to actually work with her favorite singer, and she visited Kesha's house.
And they learned some new moves from Kesha.
"That was really fun. It was, like, I love the song, "We are who we are." It makes me so happy whenever we hear it on the radio," Scout's sister, Tess, said.
"I tell people that I'm 47 years old. It was a trip of a lifetime for me," Bob Lyons said, "seeing my daughter out there on the set, hanging out with movie stars."
Scout's mother, Mary Lyons, said the trip took them away from everything for seven days.
"We just forgot all about Scout's illness and her treatment, and what we've been going through since August. It really brought us together as a family. We all laughed a lot and had a good time," she said.
While the tumor remains, treatments have been successful, though Scout will have to be monitored closely for the rest of her life.
Scout was in one of the scenes. She's hoping it makes the cut.
If you'd like to follow Scout's journey and find out when the show airs, follow her Facebook page.
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