A nice, albeit sad story of an American family-----Frail Father Battling Cancer Walks His Daughter to Be Crowned Homecoming Queen | The Epoch Times

Frail Father Battling Cancer Walks His Daughter to Be Crowned Homecoming Queen | The Epoch Times - Louise Chambers

• A doting father battling cancer has summoned all his strength for a very special moment. 

"Determined to show his love and pride for his youngest daughter, he walked her across her school's football field as she was crowned homecoming queen.

• High school sweethearts Carrie, 48, and Brett Yancey, 47, have been married for 25 years and have three daughters, 24-year-old nurse Savannah, 21-year-old student Sydney, and 17-year-old Sarakate, a senior at Southside High School, Alabama.

Mr. Yancey was diagnosed with esophageal cancer at the age of 41, and after a year in remission following a successful surgery, the cancer returned and spread. 

Despite his declining health, when Sarakate was named homecoming queen in her senior year, the doting dad knew that he wanted to make the 50-yard walk with his daughter to receive her crown...