JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of 18-year-old Dakota Johnson, who suffered from Duchenne muscular dystrophy and passed away on Friday morning, April 26, at Johnson City Medical Center. Dakota was a student at Science Hill High School; one of his dreams was to receive his high school degree, and he was able to do that in a small ceremony in his room at JCMC two days before his death.
Here’s an article and video clip from WJHL-TV about Dakota. His family had special thanks for the Johnson City School System and for the nurses at Johnson City Medical Center.
You can also see a short video clip on Ballad Health’s Facebook page of Dakota receiving his degree from Johnson City superintendent of schools Dr. Steve Barnett. It’s an emotional moment.