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Terminally ill mother fulfills her dying wish of seeing her son graduate when his high school brings an early diploma ceremony to her hospital bedside
A terminally ill mother has been granted her dying wish of seeing her son graduate after his high school brought an emotional early diploma ceremony to her hospital bedside.
Stephanie Northcott was recently admitted to hospital in Memphis, Tennessee when her health started to fail as a result of her terminal cancer diagnosis.
Her son Dalton Jackson’s graduation from Halls High School in Knoxville is scheduled for May 18 but they both feared she wouldn’t make it to his official ceremony.
Dalton Jackson graduated from his Tennessee high school on Saturday in a hospital bedside ceremony so his cancer-stricken mother Stephanie Northcott could be present. They are pictured above with Dalton’s father Randy and niece Maddyson
A special graduation ceremony was organized for Saturday at the hospital so Stephanie could watch Dalton be awarded his diploma.
Some of Dalton’s friends also dressed in their graduation robes and his football teammates donned their jerseys for the emotional ceremony.
Footage of the ceremony showed Stephanie being wheeled into the hospital’s chapel before her son, and the rest of his classmates, walked in to the sound of traditional graduation music.
The mother sobbed for the duration of the ceremony as Dalton’s principal Suzanne Keefe presented him with his diploma.
‘As you can see, this is a very special class, and this is a very special young man,” Keefe said tearfully before embracing Dalton tightly.
A special graduation ceremony was organized for Saturday at the hospital so Stephanie could watch Dalton be awarded his diploma
Stephanie and Dalton, pictured with their granddaughter and niece, were teary-eyed following the emotional ceremony
The family embraced after Dalton was awarded his high school diploma. Family members said it was Stephanie’s final wish to be able to see her ‘baby boy’ graduate
Stephanie has been battling Lynch syndrome, a form of cancer, since 2014. She underwent the last round of chemotherapy she was allowed to have at the end of last year.
The type of cancer she has also tragically claimed the life of her daughter Amber back in 2012.
Stephanie’s family have set up a fund in her name to help cover funeral expenses. Donations can be made by clicking on this PayPal link.
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