26TH. URBANDALE YOUNGEST POLICE OFFICER WAS SWORN IN YESTERDAY. YOU바카라 게임 웹사이트RE TAKING A LOOK AT VIDEO OF 11 YEAR OLD BLAKE BONTA AT LAST NIGHT바카라 게임 웹사이트S CITY COUNCIL MEETING. HE WAS HONORED AS AN OFFICER FOR A DAY AND AS KCCI바카라 게임 웹사이트S PEPPER PURPURA SHOWS US, THIS REALLY MEANT A LOT FOR THE YOUNG BOY WHO IS BATTLING CANCER. OUT ON PATROL, SOUNDING THE SIRENS AND SAYING GOODBYE TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND EVERYBODY WAVED AND CHEERED AND AND GAVE HIM A CLAP OUT THAT HE DIDN바카라 게임 웹사이트T GET TO DO LAST YEAR. TUESDAY, 11 YEAR OLD BLAKE BONTA BECAME A PART OF THE URBANDALE POLICE FAMILY. I바카라 게임 웹사이트M JUST HAPPY I HAVE A COMMUNITY WHO WHO TAKES CARE OF ME AND SHOWS ME ALL THESE CRAZY AND COOL THINGS BECAUSE BEFORE HE WAS RIDING IN POLICE CARS, BONTA WAS IN THE HOSPITAL. HE WOKE UP ONE DAY AND HE HAD NO COORDINATION. A CAT SCAN REVEALED A DEVASTATING DIAGNOSIS. BRAIN AND SPINAL CANCER, FORCING HIM TO LEAVE HIS FIFTH GRADE CLASSROOM FOR TREATMENT. BUT TODAY ISN바카라 게임 웹사이트T ABOUT HIS DIAGNOSIS. IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S ABOUT HIS DREAMS. IT WENT FROM POLICE TO SHERIFFS TO NOW US MARSHALS. ALL POTENTIAL CAREER PATHS. BONTA IS WAITING FOR WHEN HE GROWS UP AND BEATS CANCER. THE US MARSHAL ONE IS HEAVIER, IS IT? IS IT FRIDAY? HE GOT A TASTE OF A POTENTIAL FUTURE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. SWORN IN BY CITY COUNCIL AS AN OFFICER FOR THE DAY. HE HAS A FAMILY BEHIND HIM NOW. HE HAS THE BLUE FAMILY. SO WE바카라 게임 웹사이트LL ALWAYS HAVE HIS BACK AND WE바카라 게임 웹사이트LL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR HIM IF HE NEEDS ANYTHING. SO JUST TO LET HIM KNOW THAT HE바카라 게임 웹사이트S NOT ALONE, NOT ALONE. DURING HIS SCAN NEXT WEEK TO DECIDE IF HE NEEDS TO CONTINUE TREATMENT BECAUSE WE DON바카라 게임 웹사이트T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. SO WE COULD GET BACK. WE DON바카라 게임 웹사이트T KNOW WHAT WE COULD GET. BAD NEWS NEXT WEEK, AND KNOWING THAT HE HAS HAD THESE, HE CAN THINK BACK ON ALL THE THINGS HE바카라 게임 웹사이트S GOT TO DO AND THAT KIND OF IT DOESN바카라 게임 웹사이트T MAKE UP FOR EVERYTHING THAT HE바카라 게임 웹사이트S MISSED, BUT IT SURE DOES HELP. IN URBANDALE
'We'll always have his back': Child cancer patient made honorary police officer
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Updated: 5:18 PM EDT Aug 24, 2024
The wail of police sirens spurred a smile across 11-year-old Blake Bonta's face Tuesday evening. His fifth grade teacher, guiding a police cruiser down Urbandale's city streets, said the sight of his student grinning from the passenger seat marked a high point in his 32-year career.In January 2023, Blake's father, Justin Bonta, said a strange development in his son's health led to a cancer diagnosis. "He woke up one day, and he had no coordination," Justin Bonta said. "We took him to Blank (Children's Hospital), and after a CAT scan, they found a mass in the back of his brain." Blake was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a brain and spinal cancer. Blake was removed from his fifth grade class to undergo treatment, causing him to miss his final days as an elementary school student, including a goodbye ceremony outside the school. Although Blake was no longer learning inside Olmsted Elementary School, his teacher and the school's reserve police officer, Todd Pettit, continued to follow Blake's journey in the classroom."He stayed home, and my class wrote him letters and sent him gifts and stuff, so he was not in our class, but he was a big part of our class," Pettit said. "It taught my kids a lot about toughness, a lot about endurance and not giving up."The effort provided Blake comfort and community during treatment, at a time his parents said can be isolating.On Aug. 28, Blake will undergo another scan to assess if his treatment needs to continue. Before he goes, Pettit advocated for another way to support Blake.Blake was named an honorary member of the Urbandale Police Department Tuesday, complete with his own custom Urbandale police polo. Pettit picked Blake up in his cruiser and drove him around Urbandale, including a stop at his elementary school, where Blake waved goodbye to the school staff since he had to miss the previous ceremony.Blake was also given a station tour and met other officers and police Chief Rob Johansen, who gifted him a police cruiser prototype from his personal collection. Then, the police force escorted Blake into the City Council meeting, where he took an oath, making his day of service official."He has a family behind him now; he has the blue family. We'll always have his back, and we'll always be there for him. If he needs anything, just to let him know that he's not alone," Pettit said.
URBANDALE, Iowa — The wail of police sirens spurred a smile across 11-year-old Blake Bonta's face Tuesday evening. His fifth grade teacher, guiding a police cruiser down Urbandale's city streets, said the sight of his student grinning from the passenger seat marked a high point in his 32-year career.
In January 2023, Blake's father, Justin Bonta, said a strange development in his son's health led to a cancer diagnosis.
"He woke up one day, and he had no coordination," Justin Bonta said. "We took him to Blank (Children's Hospital), and after a CAT scan, they found a mass in the back of his brain."
Blake was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a brain and spinal cancer. Blake was removed from his fifth grade class to undergo treatment, causing him to miss his final days as an elementary school student, including a goodbye ceremony outside the school.
Although Blake was no longer learning inside Olmsted Elementary School, his teacher and the school's reserve police officer, Todd Pettit, continued to follow Blake's journey in the classroom.
"He stayed home, and my class wrote him letters and sent him gifts and stuff, so he was not in our class, but he was a big part of our class," Pettit said. "It taught my kids a lot about toughness, a lot about endurance and not giving up."
The effort provided Blake comfort and community during treatment, at a time his parents said can be isolating.
On Aug. 28, Blake will undergo another scan to assess if his treatment needs to continue. Before he goes, Pettit advocated for another way to support Blake.
Blake was named an honorary member of the Urbandale Police Department Tuesday, complete with his own custom Urbandale police polo. Pettit picked Blake up in his cruiser and drove him around Urbandale, including a stop at his elementary school, where Blake waved goodbye to the school staff since he had to miss the previous ceremony.
Blake was also given a station tour and met other officers and police Chief Rob Johansen, who gifted him a police cruiser prototype from his personal collection. Then, the police force escorted Blake into the City Council meeting, where he took an oath, making his day of service official.
"He has a family behind him now; he has the blue family. We'll always have his back, and we'll always be there for him. If he needs anything, just to let him know that he's not alone," Pettit said.
