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Teen With Cerebral Palsy Overcome With Emotion After Neighbors Throw Her A Surprise Prom

Teen With Cerebral Palsy Overcome With Emotion After Neighbors Throw Her A Surprise Prom
Stacie arriving at her prom (Sarah Stroud)

After 16-year-old Stacie Stroud's prom was canceled because of the pandemic, a group of her neighbors and friends came together to organize a night she would not forget.

The teen, who has cerebral palsy and epilepsy, was “devastated" after the dance was called off, and her neighbors threw her a street prom to make up for it instead.


The whole community in Andover, Hampshire, England, worked together preparing for the evening on Friday, June 26, with her father Steve, 42, decorating the street with fairy lights and balloons.

The event was a huge success (Sarah Stroud)

Stacie was unaware of what was being planned and spent the day inside with her sister, Samantha, 19, who did her hair and make-up.

She was picked up by her grandfather in his yellow van — her original prom transport — and driven around for an hour before arriving back home at the prom to cheers from the gathered crowd.

Her mom, Sarah Stroud, 42, told the PA news agency:

“We were all out there all day cleaning, and putting decorations up. We had a photo prop area, and there was hand sanitizer everywhere so people could clean up before and after."
“We had a bit of a socially-distanced disco in the evening."
“She cried when she arrived."

StacieThe family, from Andover, spent the evening dancing and celebrating her end of year (Sarah Stroud)

Stacie's head of year also turned up dressed up in a tuxedo for what Sarah called an “emotional evening."

“Stacie spent the evening dancing around in her wheelchair. She took some photos and had a chat with the neighbors," she said.

“She's always quite bubbly and chatty with people she knows quite well, like the neighbors. They treat her like they would anyone else, which is what she wants."

The teen, who aspires to be a chef, is now planning on going to college to study hospitality and catering after her final school year was abruptly brought to an end because of the pandemic.

“She was originally quite stressed about doing GCSEs," said Sarah.

“Last year during the mock exams she got quite stressed and had a seizure, so not doing them, she relaxed a bit more knowing she didn't have to do that."

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