Current and former pediatric patients enjoyed a Big Top Circus-themed prom, complete with music, dancing, refreshments, and keepsake photos, Friday at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital in Tampa.
Before the fifth annual dance began, the girls got their hair and make-up done.
"For some seriously ill pediatric patients, this prom may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," said Christi Schwichtenberg, child life supervisor at St. Joseph's Children's Hospital.
"We think it's a night that every child should have, no matter how sick, so we're giving them a chance to go to prom now."