New Jersey police department helps woman fulfill dying wish

New Haven Register ^ | March 11, 2017

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New Jersey police department helps woman fulfill dying wish Associated Press 03/10/17,Updated: 1 day ago

SHIP BOTTOM, N.J.A New Jersey police officer has helped a dying woman fulfill her final wish of going to the beach one last time.

Pat Kelly, 78, of Burlington City, has a terminal diagnosis of acute leukemia and is in hospice care.

WPVI-TV in Philadelphia reports her family asked her what she’d like to do before dying.

“I said, ‘Go to the shore,’” Kelly said.

Her family asked the Ship Bottom Police Department for help in getting her there.

So, on a weekend trip to Long Beach Island, Officer Ron Holloway drove Kelly to the water’s edge.

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New Jersey police officer Ron Holloway helped 78-year-old Pat Kelly (pictured), of Burlington City, fulfill her last wish of going to the beach one last time earlier this month

Via: ABC6

[Gay State Conservative]

Cool! I recall,years ago,an ad either for St Jude's Hospital or the Make A Wish Foundation that mentioned a 10 year old girl who had already lost a leg to cancer and whose survival prognosis was very poor.At one point she said that her dream was to go to Hawaii.I was alone at the time and hearing this I started yelling at the TV *GET THAT KID TO HAWAII!* (with tears in my eyes).

In fact I have tears in my eyes right now thinking about this.

It's outstanding that this woman was able to get to the beach...presumably for the last time.

[trebb]

Heart warming story - when I saw the headline I thought they shot her...

[Blue Jays]

"...Go to the shore..."

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Good for her. Very nice of the police.
I have it on authority from New Jersey family and friends the appropriate phrase is: "Go down the shore."

[novemberslady]

Bttt

[Incorrigible]

Long Beach Island is the best of the shore.

[null and void]

Did she?