Adorable six-year-old boy given 'months to live' after nightmare cancer diagnosis lives out his dream of 'fighting baddies' with police officers for the day
- Terminally-ill boy Mitchell Ray spent a memorable day with NSW Police officers
- Police gave honorary member the royal treatment and a day he'll never forget
- Brave youngster has rare terminal cancer neuroblastoma with months to live
A brave little boy living on borrowed time has had the day of his life as an honorary police officer.
Terminally-ill Mitchell Ray, 6, has stage 4 neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer of the nerve tissue.
The youngster from Dubbo in central-west New South Wales has undergone five cycles of chemotherapy and a major operation to remove a pineapple sized tumor.
Treatment is now focused on extending Mitchell's life as his parents Erin and Jeremy has been told to expect months not years with their eldest child.
Terminally-ill Mitchell Ray (pictured) models the special clothing worn by the NSW Police Rescue & Bomb Disposal Unit after becoming an honorary officer for the day
NSW Police treated Mitchell to a day he'd never forget after hearing about dream of becoming a police officer so he could 'catch the baddies'.
He donned the special equipment and suit worn by the Rescue & Bomb Disposal squad and try out their tools, spent time on the harbour with the Marine Unit and got to sit on a police motorcycle before highway patrol officers took him for a spin in their vehicle.
Mitchell lapped up the officers' attention and loved every minute of his experience.
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Highway patrol officers invited Mitchell (pictured) to hop on their motorbike
'We had such an amazing day, this was a once in a lifetime adventure. We all loved our time with all the different police departments and are so honoured that so many people were involved in the day,' his mum Erin wrote on Facebook blog dedication to her son's cancer fight.
'Thank you so much NSW Police for donating your time, as well as everyone else who has organised today, you have made Mitchell an extremely happy little boy, he is super impressed that he has met so many real life superheroes today.'
Mitchell, his parents Erin and Jeremy and two younger siblings were treated to a boat ride on Sydney Harbour by the NSW Police Marine Unit
Mitchell spent time 'catching baddies' behind the wheel of a NSW Police highway patrol car
His family's world was turned upside down when Mitchell was diagnosed on January 17 after an ultrasound detected a large tumour in his stomach.
Mitchell was airlifted to The Children's Hospital at Westmead, where he was admitted to the intensive care as his right lung was completely filled with fluid.
He underwent his first round of chemotherapy just four days later.
Mitchell's mum was forced to stay behind in Dubbo as she was days away from giving birth to her third child Connor before she packed the family and travelled to Sydney.
The Ray family remain in Sydney based at the Ronald McDonald House to spend whatever precious time left they have with Mitchell.
Doctors have told Mitchell's parents that the little boy (pictured) has months to live
