5-year-old Drea Pepe was on cloud nine seeing the beginning of her dream realized Thursday, thanks to a sweeter-than-life cone.

A partnership between The Dream Factory and local Winnipeg hotspot, Bridge Drive-In (BDI) is hoping to put the treat in treatment by helping Drea realize a very special dream.

Mandy Pepe, Drea's mother, says that Drea has medulloblastoma group 3, a type of brain cancer that starts in a part of the brain called the cerebellum. It is the most common form of cancerous brain tumours in children with up to 70 per cent occurring in those under the age of 10 according to the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada.

The 5-year-old girl is now going through her third round of chemotherapy to treat the disease.

"It's taking its toll on her. She's been emotionally different," Pepe said. "She cries a lot more now and asks those hard questions. 'Why me? Why is this happening? How long does this have to happen for?' Just all those awful things you don't want to have to explain to a five-year-old."

Despite her ongoing pain, Drea has a dream of travelling to Disney World and becoming a princess at their Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. The Dream Factory, a Manitoba organization who specializes in partnering with sick kids like Drea, has stepped in to help her realize her dream.

"Our job is to make [their] dreams come true," said Andrew Kussy, development manager for The Dream Factory. "We wouldn't be able to do that without the support of so many incredible people in our community."

Justin Jacob, co-owner BDI, is excited to work in partnership this summer with The Dream Factory to help get Drea to Disney World.

"We know there are a lot of families that come to BDI... it's definitely a family-related cause, so that's why we definitely wanted to do that," Jacob said.

What "that" turned out to be is the Cloud 9, a custom-designed fantasy ice cream cone at BDI. Until the end of the summer, customers at BDI will have the option of purchasing a waffle cone dipped in cotton candy, with a layer of cotton candy floating in the middle of the cone, topped with sprinkles. All proceeds from the sale of the cone throughout the summer will go towards helping to fund Drea's dream.

"Drea was really on board with it, just the idea behind the cotton candy and sprinkles and all that," Jacob said. "We think it'll really be a big hit with a lot fo the kids that come through BDI, and families too."

Indeed, Pepe says Drea loves the cone BDI created for her, which consists of all of her favourite things: candy, ice cream, and sprinkles.

Kussy says the cone was named the Cloud 9 because of the feeling sick kids and their families are able to have when they are able to see their dream fulfilled.

"When our kids go on their dream trip or experience, them (sic) and their family get to be on cloud nine after a really difficult experience."

The Pepe's journey with cancer has not been an easy one, for Drea nor her family.

"It's hard to watch, you know, you watch her every day get sicker and sicker and more fragile and she's five, you want to see her out playing. Instead, she's at home in bed doing nothing," shared Pepe. "It's hard."

Pepe is incredibly grateful for The Dream Factory and BDI for their efforts in making a hard time more bearable for Drea and their family.

"It's so amazing that so many people that we don't even know care so much to do this for her," Pepe said. "It's nice to take our mind off of her situation for five minutes."

Throughout the day, Drea could be seen smiling, spending time with her family and friends who had come out to support her and share in a first-taste of the speciality cone.

As Kussy said: "what is more fun for a kid than having their own ice cream cone... that's a cool thing.

"There are a lot of tough weeks involved in treatment, and our goal is that this is something they're really going to remember when this is all said and done, and this will be a highlight in an otherwise pretty tough time."