A Texas community made a fairy tale come true for Claire Lankford, 5, who suffers from a rare form of cancer with no cure called Rhabdomyosarcoma.
Because Claire likes to dress up like a princess, hundreds of people gathered Wednesday in Dickinson to celebrate" Princess Day."
People lined the streets of her neighborhood for an impromptu parade with Claire as the main attraction. Other little girls wore princess outfits to show their support and people held signs showing love to Claire.
" Anytime you hear about a child who has cancer you want to do what you can to brighten their day a little bit," said Amanda Jarvis.
Claire, wearing a princess gown, was accompanied by her parents in a horse-drawn carriage. She smiled and waved to the crowd.
" I think it was amazing," said cheerleader Randi Williams.
Claire's parents were very thankful.
" It's incredible to think that all these people would come out to honor your child," said Claire's mother Patricia Lankford.
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5岁的患癌女童克莱尔( Claire Lankford)一直梦想当公主，德克萨斯小镇的居民帮她实现了梦想。
德克萨斯迪金森市为 5岁的克莱尔组织了一场名为“公主日”的盛大活动，克莱尔身着美丽的礼服，和父母一起乘坐马车巡游了整个小镇，而上千名热心的小镇居民则站在街道旁边扮演崇拜公主的观众。
克莱尔患腺泡状横纹肌肉瘤，已是癌症晚期，而且目前没有特效药可以治疗。她的家人现在只能尽量和克莱尔欢聚最后的时光。
她的母亲帕特西亚非常感动地说，“我简直不敢相信，那些人根本不认识我们，却愿意帮助克莱尔实现梦想。我真的很骄傲，现在每个人都知道克莱尔的名字。”
