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Dancing on her prom night

By Kennarina
Posted May 10, 2009 at 10:22 am · 8 replies
In Younger women with heart disease
Shared with the public

Hello Heart Sisters
Here is a touching story that made my day!

As an 8-year-old girl from Michigan was headed into surgery for a heart transplant, she asked Dr. Mike Ackerman — a pediatric cardiology fellow at Mayo Clinic who was part of her care team — if she was going to live.

Dr. Ackerman said, “Of course you’re going to live, and I’m going to dance with you at your prom.”

Ten years later — on April 25, 2009 — Dr. Ackerman flew to Michigan to surprise Stefani Pentiuk at her senior prom to fulfill a promise made years ago.

Read the whole story with photos of the surprised Stefani at:
http://sharing.mayoclinic.org/2009/05/09/a-prom-promise-kept/#more-1782

XOXOXO

http://www.myheartsisters.org