Madison Hurd , from Seward , Nebraska , was hospitalized with sepsis . He died on the way to a hospital in Omaha.
Madison Hurd , from Seward , Nebraska , was hospitalized with sepsis . Hurd had heart problems and knew she would n't make it to the prom . But nurses decorated her room in the same Great Gatsby-theme , did her nails , hair and makeup and laid her dress over her hospital gown . Hurd 's boyfriend also flew out from Alabama with a tux and corsage .