Kentucky State Police make 11-year-old boy who has stage 4 cancer an honorary trooper Share Updated: 7:29 PM EDT May 13, 2021 WLWT Digital Staff
The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 7:29 PM EDT May 13, 2021 WLWT Digital Staff WLWT Digital Staff Two Kentucky State Police troopers got to meet an 11-year-old boy this week who touched their lives so much so, they decided to make him an honorary trooper.Trooper Copley and Trooper Goodall got to meet 11-year-old Braxton Obrien. According to a post on Goodall s Facebook page, Braxton was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in his liver and kidneys in 2018. Braxton underwent surgery to remove the tumors. In 2019, Braxton learned the tumors had returned and he had yet another surgery to remove them. All the tumors were removed and Braxton was able to return home.Unfortunately about a month ago, doctors found Braxton s chest and liver were