{"id":335,"date":"2011-05-27T06:00:48","date_gmt":"2011-05-27T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/goodnews\/?p=335"},"modified":"2011-05-26T16:04:05","modified_gmt":"2011-05-26T20:04:05","slug":"football-pro-steps-in-as-prom-date-for-girl-suffering-from-spina-bifida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/goodnews\/2011\/05\/football-pro-steps-in-as-prom-date-for-girl-suffering-from-spina-bifida.html","title":{"rendered":"Football Pro Steps in as Prom Date for Girl Suffering From Spina Bifida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>PLEASE hit the &#8220;Like&#8221; button above to share the Good News and add\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/goodnews\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/goodnews<\/a> to your favorites. New stories every day!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/goodnews\/files\/2011\/05\/jt_thomas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-336\" title=\"JT Thomas Chicago Bears Prom Date\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/210\/2011\/05\/jt_thomas-255x300.jpg\" alt=\"JT Thomas Chicago Bears Prom Date\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Chicago Bears rookie J.T. Thomas is known in the NFL as a &#8220;great guy.&#8221; He has an autistic brother in middle school that he often takes to his school bus stop in the morning. One such morning, J.T. ran into Joslyn Levell, a talkative 8th grader who suffers from Spina Bifida. Something appeared to be bothering her so Thomas inquired. Joslyn shared that she didn&#8217;t have a date to the prom and began to tear up as she described how cruel the kids at school can be. Thomas gave her a hug and assured her that everything would be OK.<\/p>\n<p>She boarded her bus with his brother and that&#8217;s when the gentle giant went to work. He first cleared it with the school, then Joslyn&#8217;s family, then he asked Joslyn if he could be her date. She obliged and told some of the boys who snubbed her that her date for the prom would be a Chicago Bear. They scoffed.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately Joslyn got the last laugh though as she and her date were the hit of the prom. It&#8217;s so incredibly refreshing to hear about a young athlete going the extra mile to be a blessing to others.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out these other inspiring features<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Entertainment\/2009\/12\/Football-Miracles.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Top 15 Football Miracles<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Entertainment\/2009\/11\/Football-Lessons.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">10 Ways Football Can Help You Achieve Your Dreams<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Entertainment\/Sports-Inspiration.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Inspiring Sports Quotes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PLEASE hit the &#8220;Like&#8221; button above to share the Good News and add\u00a0http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/goodnews to your favorites. New stories every day! Chicago Bears rookie J.T. 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