Taevion Norris’ graduation took place in Lurie Children’s Hospital because he was too sick to attend the ceremony. The hospital and staff went the whole nine yards. As “Pomp and Circumstance” played, Norris, dressed in a cap and gown, was wheeled down a hallway crowded with his physicians and nurses to receive his formal diploma from West Leyden High School.
However, after the ceremony, Norris, who has been diagnosed with Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy, a neuromuscular illness that causes gradual muscle weakness, is still in the hospital awaiting transplant.
“I just want to get it over with,” the 18-year-old told People…