Boston Mayor Makes Cancer Patient's Dreams Come True

Seventy police cars, sirens wailing and lights blazing, drove in a line to the mayor’s office in Boston on Dec. 11.

They weren’t there for a big arrest or for a discussion with Boston lawmakers. They were there to make a young man from Gloucester’s dreams come true.

Justin Quinn has been battling cancer for several years. His two greatest wishes were to meet the mayor of Boston and to become a police officer. On Thursday, after a visit to Boston, his wishes came true, according to a report from CBS Boston.

Police in and around Boston drove with Quinn to the mayor’s office where Mayor Martin Walsh declared that day, Dec. 11, Justin Quinn Day in Boston.

Quinn and the police officers then drove to the Boston Police Precinct across from City Hall, CBS Boston reports. There, they named Quinn an honorary police officer.

With a big smile across his face, Quinn accepted a plaque with his new title from the police.

“Its good to see him smile,” CBS Boston reporter Jonathan Elias said in a report, “because I know he’s fighting every day just to survive.”

Watch the full video at boston.cbslocal.com.