Boy battling cancer sworn in to multiple North Texas law enforcement agencies
Boy battling cancer sworn in to multiple North Texas law enforcement agencies
Davarjae Daniel, who is battling cancer, is traveling the nation and being sworn in as an honorary police officer.
DALLAS - A Texas boy who is battling cancer is spending his time getting to know his favorite profession: law enforcement.
He is traveling the nation and being sworn in as an honorary police officer.
There’s a new officer in town, and he’s a 10-year-old boy from Houston.
Davarjae Daniel, or DJ, as everyone calls him, is a very determined and brave young man. He’s battling terminal brain and spinal cancer.
He’s also on a mission to be sworn in as an officer with as many departments as possible.
His goal to increase awareness of childhood cancer and to honor the legacy of a 7-year-old friend who died of cancer. She wanted to become a law enforcement officer.
"It’s a transformational moment for DJ, but it’s also a moment to bring us together as a community," Pastor Ricky Butler said.
Friday’s mass swearing in program at St. Luke Community Methodist Church in Dallas was a moving moment for many, including DJ’s dad.
One by one, the agencies welcomed DJ Friday, making his day, and seemingly theirs too.
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