One last dance: Girl, 14, who has chosen to die next month as pain from her incurable genetic disease is too much to bear is crowned prom queen at party in her honour

Jerika Bolen, a Wisconsin teenager suffering from an incurable genetic disease who has chosen to die, has been named prom queen at a dance held in her honor. 


The 14-year-old, who was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2 when she was eight months old, with lived out one of her dreams on Friday night. She danced with her friends (right) at the event in Appleton, Wisconsin, before she was given her own prom queen sash and tiara (top left and bottom left) to wear. Jerika made her decision to die after her most recent surgery, which left her with pain that had become too much to bear. 'I was ready then. I was ready a long time ago,' she said.