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More than 100 police officers, firefighters, and EMTs dressed as superheroes, made their way down North Street in Jersey City.

A day to remember for one Jersey City boy fighting cancer

October 19, 2016 - FiOS1 News, Press -

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Parth Patel, who is in home hospice, had his wish to go back to school for a day granted with his classmates, superheroes and first responders cheering him on

By: Miranda Leah
Oct 19, 2016 @ 6:03 pm

Wearing capes and badges, Jersey City heroes escorted Parth Patel back to school on Wednesday, alongside a crowd of dozens of his classmates.

Patel, 9, is fighting terminal cancer in home hospice. When the Marty Lyons Foundation asked him his one wish, he said he wanted to go back to school.

Patel could only spend an hour in the classroom, so the city’s first responders and his classmates went to great lengths to make sure it was a memorable visit.

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