{"id":9860,"date":"2024-04-29T19:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T19:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=9860"},"modified":"2024-04-29T19:20:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T19:20:00","slug":"9860","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=9860","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Ganczewski asked Josephine to be his prom date, she initially declined, telling her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/grandson\/\">grandson<\/a>\u00a0that she was just grateful for feeling loved on Mother\u2019s Day weekend.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<div class=\"essb-pin wp-image-144089 lazyautosizes ls-is-cached lazyloaded essb-pinid-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"pin-generated\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/01113925\/GettyImages-85646858-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"652px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/01113925\/GettyImages-85646858-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/01113925\/GettyImages-85646858-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/01113925\/GettyImages-85646858-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/01113925\/GettyImages-85646858-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/01113925\/GettyImages-85646858-scaled.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/01113925\/GettyImages-85646858-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/01113925\/GettyImages-85646858-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/01113925\/GettyImages-85646858-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/02\/01113925\/GettyImages-85646858-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"2560\" data-eio-rheight=\"1707\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Getty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Though, undeterred, Ganczewski convinced her, and on the day of the prom, Josephine sported a beautiful dress and a corsage. Worried about her\u00a0dancing\u00a0skills, she soon discovered that the night\u2019s joy was simply about being with her grandson.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with\u00a0CBS Los Angeles, Ganczewski expressed his love for his grandmother. \u201cShe is the most important woman in my life. If it wasn\u2019t for her, my mom wouldn\u2019t be here, and she wouldn\u2019t have had me. And I love her, and I\u2019d do anything for her,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9227461995181599\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_3_host\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_3\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;client=ca-pub-9227461995181599&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;adk=1019226295&amp;adf=925007671&amp;pi=t.aa~a.2940272091~i.32~rp.4&amp;w=652&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1714411963&amp;num_ads=1&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=8492303532&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=652x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fthebellelady.com%2Fhigh-schooler-takes-grandma-to-prom-after-she-missed-out-in-1961-2%2F&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=163&amp;rw=652&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;wgl=1&amp;fa=27&amp;uach=WyJXaW5kb3dzIiwiMTAuMC4wIiwieDg2IiwiIiwiMTI0LjAuNjM2Ny45MiIsbnVsbCwwLG51bGwsIjY0IixbWyJDaHJvbWl1bSIsIjEyNC4wLjYzNjcuOTIiXSxbIkdvb2dsZSBDaHJvbWUiLCIxMjQuMC42MzY3LjkyIl0sWyJOb3QtQS5CcmFuZCIsIjk5LjAuMC4wIl1dLDBd&amp;dt=1714418353615&amp;bpp=1&amp;bdt=1541&amp;idt=1&amp;shv=r20240425&amp;mjsv=m202404240101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3D2af5f716eeaa80d7%3AT%3D1714418326%3ART%3D1714418326%3AS%3DALNI_MarXcUESFg3zHDHTzjn0-iWXCKzgQ&amp;gpic=UID%3D00000e09f46ca7cb%3AT%3D1714418326%3ART%3D1714418326%3AS%3DALNI_MYmfXePOXnlpxZ8Tq8iGY4sKL8FKA&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3Dfc70f5a4fc04f48a%3AT%3D1714418326%3ART%3D1714418326%3AS%3DAA-Afjba3sOLY0KNqS9DsDxNG9lw&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C652x280&amp;nras=3&amp;correlator=5094318095053&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;ga_vid=1032201431.1714418288&amp;ga_sid=1714418353&amp;ga_hid=1265759983&amp;ga_fc=1&amp;u_tz=120&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=1024&amp;u_w=1280&amp;u_ah=984&amp;u_aw=1280&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=255&amp;ady=3571&amp;biw=1263&amp;bih=897&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=44759876%2C44759927%2C44759837%2C31083066%2C31083068%2C44798934%2C95331036%2C95331043%2C95331556%2C31078663%2C31078665%2C31078668%2C31078670&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=2411156312549116&amp;tmod=33012882&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Fl.facebook.com%2F&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1280%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C1280%2C897&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=0&amp;td=1&amp;psd=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLDNd&amp;nt=1&amp;ifi=4&amp;uci=a!4&amp;btvi=2&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=1490\" name=\"aswift_3\" width=\"652\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!4\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-query-id=\"CIeaqoiS6IUDFSXuOwIdtukE-A\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>Josephine then spoke about how she responded to her grandson\u2019s proposal initially: \u201cI said I\u2019m an old lady. I\u2019m not going to the prom.\u201d She thought Ganczewski, being a handsome young\u00a0man, would have numerous date options. However, he insisted she was his one and only choice.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-0356d4ae1f674c1be86ba5f531c0b795\" class=\"newsner-0356d4ae1f674c1be86ba5f531c0b795 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Admitted she wasn\u2019t too familiar with this generation\u2019s latest dance trends, Josephine said: \u201cWell, I don\u2019t know any new dances, but I plan to do my best.\u201d Her grandson\u2019s desire to make her feel special touched her deeply, as she remarked: \u201cFor the rest of my life, however long that is, I will never forget that he wanted to bring his Nana and show me a good time. That to me is very special.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Camarillo Teen Touches A City By Choosing His Grandmother As Prom Date\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SoS4L_Q8A4U?feature=oembed\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"newsner-1252740960\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>As if the gesture itself wasn\u2019t heartwarming enough, Josephine\u2019s prom night ended with an unexpected surprise \u2013 Josephine was crowned prom queen, fulfilling a dream she had waited for since 1961.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Ganczewski asked Josephine to be his prom date, she initially declined, telling her\u00a0grandson\u00a0that she was just grateful for feeling loved on Mother\u2019s Day weekend. 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