By Police1 Staff
PORTLAND, Maine — Police officers throughout Massachusetts and other states drove their cruisers to Maine to lift the spirits of a young boy battling terminal brain cancer on Wednesday.
Boston.com reports that 9-year-old Jacob Thompson, who’s battling stage 4 neuroblastoma, requested to receive homemade cards to make what is likely his last holiday season a memorable one. Lt. John Bonney of the Stoughton PD learned of his story and invited fellow first responders to help make Thompson’s day special.
Various departments in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts answered the call and participated in traveling to the hospital where Thompson was being treated. Along with cards, the Stoughton Police Relief Association bought a penguin stuffed with police badges for him.
Thompson has been battling neuroblastoma since 2014. On Oct. 11, he was taken to the hospital where his family learned that he is expected to pass away within the next month. Last week, his request for Christmas cards went viral, and he has received more than 40,000 cards from people throughout the world, WMTW reports.
His family has set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds for life insurance expenses.
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