After months of living in fear, Kathleen Edward is about to live large.

On Thursday, the Trenton 7-year-old is expected to travel by limo to Ann Arbor, where a local toy shop is literally rolling out the red carpet and giving her free run of the store.

Kathleen, who is in the final stages of Huntington's Disease, captured the world's attention last week when a local television station exposed a neighbor who was taunting the girl and her family.

In

, Jennifer Lynn Petkov admitted that she posted images to Facebook depicting Kathleen's face above a set of crossbones and her mother, who died of the same degenerative brain disease, in the arms of the grim reaper.

The story went viral online, and Petkov quickly

. But neighbors said the taunting -- the result of a long-running neighborhood feud -- had been going on for months and culminated in Petkov and her husband attaching a coffin to the back of their truck, which the couple claimed was a Halloween decoration.

Hans Masing, owner of

, said he first saw the story on Reddit, a popular social networking site, and was inspired to act on Kathleen's behalf. "When I realized it was local, I knew we had to help," he told MLive.com this morning. "I have an 8-year-old daughter, and I honestly can't imagine the pain she is going through."

To ease that pain, Masing organized a "dream trip" for Kathleen utilizing donations from Redditors across the world, national toy companies and local businesses moved by the story. "We have an amazing thing coming together," Masing said. "When we say a 'dream trip' to the toy store, we are not kidding."

Kathleen is expected to arrive at the toy store around 9:30 a.m., where she'll be greeted on a red carpet by a flash mob Masing expects could approach 80 people. At the store, she'll be allowed to pick out any toys she wants for her personal collection.

From there, the limo will take Kathleen, her family and friends to the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, where they will present other sick children with thousand of dollars worth of donated toys.

Masing visited with Edward's family on Monday and presented her with a first batch of toys. Fox 2 dropped by, and father Robert Edward

as he fought back tears

"I can't even imagine people emptying their pockets for that," he said, "just to make a dream for her. I thank you."

Masing said he couldn't have organized the trip without the help of several local and national businesses who have offered services and goods. Head to

for a full list of those companies, more information about Thursday's event and details on how to donate to the cause.

"It's pretty amazing how the community has come together," Masing said. "It's nice to be on the side of the good guys."