Police Officers Fulfill the Last Wish of a Mom With Terminal Cancer
August 22 was a day that Jazmine Delgado and her mother won’t soon forget.
Jazmine’s mother has terminal brain cancer, and although the family couldn’t afford it, her dying wish was to see 14-year-old Jazmine have a quinceañera, NBC reported. A quinceañera is a coming of age party typically celebrated on a girl’s 15th birthday.
When gang enforcement officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Central Division met the mother and daughter at a community event and learned about their situation, they stepped in to help. Officers, together with local businesses, organized the party, which took place on Saturday in East LA.
There was even a uniformed LAPD officer serenading guests with a mariachi band.
#LAPD hosts a #Quinceañera for special young lady & then this happened #mariachi #serenade #behindthebadge #Community pic.twitter.com/EEUmTchYQi
— Commander Ruby Flores (@LAPDRuby) August 23, 2015
And Jazmine got the princess treatment complete with a pink sequined dress.
Cent GED honored to host a Quinceanera for a family in William Mead w/ major health issues. @LAPDCentralArea @LAPDHQ pic.twitter.com/cWptnxSsYV
— Sgt Mike Flanagan (@SgtFlanaganLAPD) August 22, 2015
Jazmine’s mother had her wish come true and even got to share a special dance with her daughter during the evening, all thanks to these kind officers.
Cent GED Ofcrs W/ adopted family. Mother’s terminally ill. Only wish was to have a Quinceanera for her daughter pic.twitter.com/mL2WQjXSWQ
— Sgt Mike Flanagan (@SgtFlanaganLAPD) August 22, 2015
“Watching Jazmine and how happy she is and how energetic and just ecstatic she is about today, that’s the reward for all of us,” LAPD Sgt. Janet Kim told NBC.
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