Utah police officer fights for own life after brain cancer diagnosis

Marc Blaine, KSTU

KAYSVILLE, Utah (KSTU) — A Utah man who fights crime for a surviving now finds himself fighting for his ain life aft an unexpected aesculapian diagnosis.

“I’ve done difficult things before, truthful I expect this to beryllium conscionable different difficult point that’s opinionated successful my way,” shared Jared Jensen.

Don’t show nan 35-year-old Jensen that life arsenic he knew it is complete aft being diagnosed pinch Stage 4 encephalon crab early past month. The Kaysville constabulary serviceman has travel a agelong measurement since first being admitted to nan University of Utah Medical Center.

And since nan opening of nan rehab process, Jensen’s advancement has been thing short of remarkable.

“I’ve been present 12 days-ish, and 12 days ago, couldn’t locomotion couldn’t talk, couldn’t do anything,” he explained.

Despite Jensen’s progress, it hasn’t been each soft sailing for nan begetter of two, his wife, Camille, sharing, admitting that astatine 1 constituent she thought she mislaid her husband.

“He had 2 surgeries, he didn’t aftermath up for astir a week aft nan 2nd room and I deliberation I’ve really learned not to return a time for granted,” said Camille.

The aesculapian ordeal hasn’t changed Jensen’s goal-orientated thinking. That’s because 8 years ago, he reached 1 extremity by becoming a personnel of nan U.S. Marshals Service Violent Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team.

Now, that aforesaid squad that is rooting for Jensen to return to activity astatine immoderate point.

“In rule enforcement, we each spell done a batch together,” said Mark Thomson, Supervisory Deputy for nan team. “There each sorts of things going on, and truthful there’s that brotherhood and camaraderie of closeness, and erstwhile you perceive things for illustration this that Jared is going through, it’s difficult and it makes everyone want to rally and to conscionable say, we’re location for you, we’re location for you.”

When it comes to reaching goals, Jared has reached different one. After 2 weeks of rehab, he’s stepping pinch intent and looking guardant to resuming his family life.

“Gonna spell backmost home, beryllium pinch our kids and resume life arsenic normal,” he said. “We still person to do curen and things for illustration that, but beryllium capable to do it from home.”

As an outpatient, Jensen’s curen will impact 9 months of radiation curen arsenic good arsenic a regimen of chemotherapy pills. At nan aforesaid time, Jared plans to adhd a large dose of affirmative thinking.

“We’re gonna travel retired connected apical and that’s nan cognition I’ve sewage to take.”

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