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Paul and I were married July 1, 2006. We have a great life, we just bought our first home in Spanish Fork Utah. We are both working at great jobs!

Monday, May 18, 2009

~Prom For Karlee~ A great story!


So my little brother Chase is such a good boy. This is a story that everyone needs to read.

























If you thought chivalry was dead this story will change your mind. Thanks to two wonderful young men the horrors of cancer didn't ruin a special young girl's prom night.

16-year-old Shelley High School student Karlee Van Leuven was diagnosed with ovarian germ cell cancer last year.

Karlee's cancer is very aggressive, which means her chemo schedule can't change. She was at Madison Memorial for treatment Saturday night while the rest of her school went to prom.

Thanks to juniors Quade Foster and Chase Richins, Karlee had not one but two dates. The young men were determined to spend the evening with Karlee no matter where she was.

Once Madison Memorial heard about their gesture they decided to pitch in, decorating one of their conference rooms so Karlee, Chase, Quade and their parents could have their own special affair.

"Why not?" said Quade. "There's girl who has cancer, this is her first prom and who knows what's going to happen. It just feels good to do this; it's something we won't ever forget."

Chase and Quade arranged for a group of other students to join them later that evening. Since her diagnosis Karlee has had at least nine tumors removed.




11 comments:

Jes said...

Oh thats so cute!!
Im glad they did that! ... and I really like her dress! :)

Jessica said...

WOW! That IS a great story. What a memorable night for her for sure. That is a lot to go through at just 16/17 years old - what a girl!

That is just wonderful

Amber said...

That is so awesome of your brother! I heard about that on the news but wasn't able to hear the whole story! That shows some true integrity!

Lori Harris said...

Wow! What a great thing to do. I'm so glad that you shared it. :)

Jessie Woolstenhulme said...

you have such a sweet little brother! thanks for sharing!

Brandy said...

Ohh man that is a sweet story!! Is your little brother old enought to be doing such sweet things??

Katie, Adam, Izzy & Emmy said...

i read this story in the newspaper..your brother was so sweet to do that...i can't believe he has grown up that much..thanks for sharing

Melissa said...

That's awesome, what a great guy!

Julie said...

That is so awesome! I love that story.

Dave and Ashlee Dansie said...

Aubs this is so cool, Your brother is a stud and I am sure he won over a few hearts in the process! Thanks for sharing the story I hadn't heard about it!

Woolstenhulme-4-ever said...

That is so sweet! It made me cry, what good boys. That is a touching story, so sad :( It reminds me of that Rascal flats song sara beth..