Jerika Bolen's story has touched and inspired people around the world.
The 14-year-old from Appleton, Wisconsin suffers from a rare disease, type 2 spinal muscular atrophy, causing her to live in pain every day, NBC affiliate WGBA reports.
"I'm always 8-10 on pain," Jerika explains.
Earlier this summer she made a difficult decision, choosing to go off the ventilator that keeps her alive next month.
"Very tough, because we've talked about it before," says her mother Jen. "I kind of put it off and tried everything else in the meantime."
However, before that day comes, Jerika had one last wish: her own prom.
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