Five Months Ago, Friends Threw An Early Prom For A Girl With Cancer, Now She’s Heading To The Real One

“We didn’t think I’d make it to May. That sounds morbid, but…”

Amber Martin, a 16-year-old girl from Lancaster, Pa., was diagnosed with grade 4 astrocytoma just after Christmas.

Amber Martin, a 16-year-old girl from Lancaster, Pa., was diagnosed with grade 4 astrocytoma just after Christmas.

Kirk Neidermyer courtesy of Lancaster Online

And last January, 200 of Amber's close friends made sure she'd get to go to prom no matter what. They even got her a police escort and a party bus.

And last January, 200 of Amber's close friends made sure she'd get to go to prom no matter what. They even got her a police escort and a party bus.

Kirk Neidermyer courtesy of Lancaster Online

Amber and her date danced with friends and then were named King and Queen of the Prom.

Amber and her date danced with friends and then were named King and Queen of the Prom.

Kirk Neidermyer courtesy of Lancaster Online

Five months later, Amber is getting ready to head to her real prom with her longtime friend, Quinn.

Five months later, Amber is getting ready to head to her real prom with her longtime friend, Quinn.

Kirk Neidermyer courtesy of Lancaster Online


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