Though the prom is mostly a distant memory for me, I can recall with vivid detail the feeling that it was the crowning achievement of my life and though I've since had much more definitive moments, at that time it was everything. As someone who had a pretty typical upbringing, I can't imagine what it would be like going through that stage of teenage angst with cancer. My biggest problem was finding a dress, while others are wondering how they will get through the night after a round of chemo.I find this story of a group of teens with cancer and their opportunity to attend the prom inspiring and simultaneuosly heartwarming and heartbreaking. Armed with wheelchairs and life-saving machines, they posed for pictures, danced and mingled with fellow cancer survivors, and for one night at least they had a chance at normalcy, a chance to worry about finding a dance partner and keeping their make-up fresh instead of worrying about the fight for their life.
1. This is a beautiful story of teenagers struggling with cancer being superheroes and a testimony to the rest of us. Is there someway to contribute to these types of events to help mitigate costs so more teenagers have this opportunity? As someone who had family members touched by cancer, it would be an honor to make a contribution on their behalf.
Posted at 5:07PM on Aug 20th 2007 by Sarah Moffett