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As any loving mother with cancer would worry, Kerry Huffaker was afraid she would not be able to dance with her son at his wedding. She was diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer in February, with a less-than-20-month prognosis.<\/p>\n

Her son, Dylan, surprised her with a box of donuts and a message written in icing that read, \"Will you go to prom with me?\"<\/p>\n\n

Watch this beautiful video to see her response.<\/p>

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Huffaker told ABC News<\/a>, \"My reaction was, 'You don't want to go to prom with your old, bald mom. You'll be embarrassed.' And he said, 'No I won't. I'll have the prettiest date there.'\"<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>

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