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Idaho teen takes dying mom to prom

Doctors diagnosed Kerry Huffaker of Twin Falls, Idaho, with stage 4 brain cancer in February and gave her months to live, ABC reported. Time suddenly became more precious than ever. Her 17-year-old son, Dylan, knew that. So, when it came time to find a date for prom, he couldn’t think of a better date than Mom. Weeks before the Canyon Ridge High School prom, he visited his mom during radiation with a box of doughnuts that read “Will you go to prom with me?” It was a sweet promposal/USA Today. More here

Question: Do you remember any of your prom dates?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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