A teenager brings a disabled girl to the prom: no one wanted to accompany her to the party
A young man from Utah has been lauded for stepping up to accompany a disabled girl confined to a wheelchair to a special-needs prom.
Carson Preece, 17, a student at the Utah County Academy of Sciences, offered to accompany Isabelle, or Izzie, to her prom.
This 17-year-old girl is confined to a wheelchair and for this reason is considered a “special needs” teenager; who would have asked her hand and officially invited her to the prom? Obviously Izzy was very sad that no one had come forward, so the girl’s mother made a post on Facebook where she asked if any of the students at the school wanted to accompany her daughter to the end-of-year event …
Carson’s mom, Trina Preece, came across the post and felt it tugging at her heartstrings.
When Carson came in, he noticed his mother was teary-eyed and asked the reason. Trina read him the post, and to her surprise, he offered to accompany the girl to the prom.
Izzie, the boy’s mom explained, is non-verbal and mostly uncommunicative; but there were a few moments when her eyes met his, and his met hers, and “she lit up like the 4th of July”—and so did he!
On prom day, the weather was very cold, and Izzie felt the chill, as she was wearing a sleeveless dress. Carson, the young gentleman that he is, found a way to get her warmed up.
Izzie was even made Duchess of prom and got her own crown to wear. It was really a “cute” experience for her, as she had not expected so much enjoyment.
After the special day, Carson hadn’t been in touch with Izzie, though he texted her mom thanking her for allowing him the chance to accompany her daughter—and offering his company again sometime.
Trina Preece, Carson’s mother, thought of telling about the boy’s nice gesture and on Facebook she wrote extraordinary words about her eldest son:
“THIS BOY! A couple weeks ago, I was teary, Carson came in and asked what was wrong. I read him a Facebook post about a mother of a 16 yr old girl with special needs, looking for a date for her daughter to go to her school prom. He said, “Mom, I will do it!”.
And so he did! We went the day before her prom to decorate her room, and let Izzie meet Carson. Then, he accompanied her to prom, where she was crowned Dutchess. Afterwards, he sat in her room for over an hour and watched cartoons with her! SO TENDER, this boy!
Izzie is a darling girl, non-verbal, wheelchair bound, on a feeding tube and mostly uncommunicative. However, there were a few times when her eyes met Carson’s and she lit up like the 4th of July… and, well, so did he!
We are all far more alike than we will ever be different. In a world full of choices, choose kindness!
Just a story about a boy I am blessed to call “son!” He makes me want to be better, do better!
#senior2021”
Dear Carson, what you did for Izzy is truly extraordinary, you are a boy with a very big heart and we are sure that when you grow up you will become an extraordinary adult, that everyone will envy for his kindness and goodness of soul.
Carson’s story has inspired many.
He was overwhelmed by how many times their story has been shared, over and over again. In the future, he has plans of entering engineering, and starting a business in window cleaning.
Source:
wtvideo.com, theepochtimes.com
