Toddler suffering from cancer gets to be a Hayward firefighter for a day
, Saturday, a parade of fire trucks made its way through slowly. It lasted just minutes, but in that short time, uplifting the community, and its newest firefighter for a day.
"They really went above and beyond and made him feel very special. And our whole family, very special and loved," said Allie Carpenter, the boy’s mother.This outpouring of support stems from a Goliath of the problem confronting Hank. He has spent half his life battling cancer. Family trips twice a month to Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York for treatment are holding cancer at bay."His cancer is at bay. So we're just taking it day by day. Just enjoying being together as a family," said Carpenter.
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