A young boy battling brain cancer who stole the hearts of the nation when President Trump made him an honorary Secret Service member has developed more tumors, his family has said.
Devarjaye ‘DJ’ Daniel, 13, was introduced to a global audience when Trump singled him out during his State of the Union address earlier this year and gave him the honor.
The youngster has been battling cancer for six years after being diagnosed in 2018 with a rare form of incurable brain and spine cancer. He was told at the time he only had five months to live.
His father Theodis Daniel revealed the heartbreaking update to Fox7 earlier this month, saying: ‘He does have three new tumors.
‘It’s rough, there isn’t a class that can teach you how to deal with it. You’re hearing that your child has a nasty disease.
‘We’re just going around showing people, hey, you do care for one another. Let’s give compassion and let’s try to join and help each other get through things.’
The youngster has been trying to get sworn in to as many law enforcement agencies as possible as he and his family try to raise awareness about his condition.