Sweet 'prom-posal' for attack survivor

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Monday, March 27, 2017
Rape Survivor Asked to Prom Nine Years After Attack
Queena Phu gets asked to prom nine years after she survived an attack that left her paralyzed.

She said yes! Queena Phu, who survived a brutal attack that left her paralyzed, is going to prom.

In 2008, Phu was the victim of a brutal attack and sexual assault outside Bloomingdale Regional Public Library in Valrico, Florida. The attack left her paralyzed and unable to speak. Then a senior at East Bay High School, she was only a week away from her own prom at the time.

"She already had her prom dress bought and her hair and makeup appointments scheduled and a limo booked," her sister Anna Donato told ABC.

Nine years later, Queena received a "prom-posal" from her friend, Derrick Perez, who surprised her with a pink teddy bear and a sign that said "Prom would be un-bear-able without you."

"Queena has been grinning from ear to ear and beaming," Donato added.

The duo have already garnered some attention, including a donated ticket to prom from Bloomingdale High School, a seamstress who plans to alter the same dress Queena will wear as well as hair and makeup services.

Perez, who is a family friend, is making a film about Queena.

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