My Prom Dress Stayed in the Closet After My Stage 3 Diagnosis—But What My Date Did at Prom Changed My Future Forever

My prom dress had been hanging on my closet door for two weeks.

Emerald green. Soft satin. Tiny beads along the waist that sparkled whenever sunlight touched them.

Two weeks ago, I had stood in front of the mirror holding it against myself, laughing because my best friend said I looked like “a princess who could ruin someone’s life with one glance.”

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