“It just gives you that comfort and love that, yes, I am truly loved,” Deserae said. The outpouring of love and support was overwhelming, the mother-daughter duo agreed. “And again when people were cheering for her, it was happy tears again.” “When people were volunteering, it was happy tears,” April said. Her sparkly dress and her glam squad all came donated. “‘Oh my gosh, I need a dress, I need someone to do my hair, I need someone to do my makeup,’” she said.ĭeserae’s mom, April, turned to Facebook to share the news. Next, she had to make sure she was going to look the part. “I was bouncing around, and I was like, ‘I am going to be in the homecoming parade!’” she recalled telling her sisters before sharing the big news. But when it comes to family, it wasn’t as easy. When she got the news she was homecoming queen, she had to keep it a secret. I don’t like complaining,” she told KSTU. Her positive and bubbly personality is hard to miss. You wouldn’t know what Deserae has gone through just by meeting her. She said she loves her scars and to show them off, as they are part of her story. She has had 10 brain surgeries, as well as several other surgeries and extensive physical therapy. Many call it a miracle that she is alive and doing so well - but it hasn’t been without a fight. It has been a long road to where she is at today. The teen was shot and left for dead in a cold canal in Smithfield in February 2017. “But if you think about what I’ve been through, yes - it’s very special. “’I was just a homecoming queen, there’s nothing special about that,'” Deserae said she sometimes thinks to herself. The 17-year-old survivor was crowned Homecoming Queen of Green Canyon High School on Friday. NORTH LOGAN, Utah - Deserae Turner is adding a new title to her list: homecoming queen. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.
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