SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Zeph Boand made a promise to a Missouri girl that he couldn't break.
Boand promised he'd dance with her at prom and that meant traveling eight hours for the dance.
Prom came early for Sarah Jones, a 12-year-old who is starting hospice.
At the end of the night, Zeph lifted Sarah out of her wheelchair and as he cradled her in his arms, they danced to Lee Ann Womack's "I Hope You Dance."
Sarah was born 15 weeks premature with cerebral palsy.
Sarah has struggled with health problems all her life including three months ago when they discovered she has a chronic lung disorder.
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