BAINBRIDGE, Ohio — In 2018, Carter St. Clair was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

• A 5-year-old Ohio boy battling leukemia says he wants to be a police officer when he grows up
• On Friday, the town of Bainbridge and A Special Wish Foundation made it happen
• Carter got his own little uniform, a badge, and was sworn in as a Bainbridge honorary police officer

His mom calls that day the worst day of her life. 

“But, he was so strong through everything. The six weeks that we spent in the hospital were terrifying. But my son turned out to be the biggest superhero in my life,” said Amanda St. Clair, Carter’s mother.

While Carter is a superhero to his mom, what he wants to be is a police officer. 

“And he has such a good heart that he wants to be able to help people, make sure that they're safe, and to be able to come out and actually do what he wants to do for a living when he's older and have the opportunity to actually live it rather than just, just think about it, just means a lot to us,” said Amanda St. Clair.

On Friday, the town of Bainbridge and the organization A Special Wish Foundation made it happen. 

Carter got his own little uniform, a badge, and was sworn in as a Bainbridge honorary police officer. 

“Any time we get a wish like this, where someone wants to be something when they grow up, especially a police officer, once the community hears about it, then everyone wants to participate at it, from restaurants to, you know, the Cleveland Indians with their mascot Slider the other day, anyone hears about it, they want to help out and just becomes, as, as big and fun as it is today,” said Jason Beudert, A Special Wish Foundation.

Carter was able to drive the SWAT robot and help Indians mascot Slider solve a crime.

He said his favorite part was riding shotgun in the police cruiser. 

“When you see, you know, what their dreams are when they grow up, it's just so inspiring and so inspiring to us as, as human beings, as Clevelanders and, you know, we could help, you know, nurture a relationship now that, you know, we want to see Carter become a police officer when he grows up and we're going to be there for that, you know, and that's exciting for us,” said Beudert.

Carter’s mom, Amanda says this day allows Carter to feel like a kid, to have fun and not worry about cancer for a little while. 

“And it makes me sad that this is what he feels defines him. And these people out here supporting him are letting him know that this is, does not define you. You can be something other than cancer. You're going to be a police officer, and you're going to live a normal life, and you are going to be successful, and you are going to be a strong, powerful, young man,” said Amanda St. Clair.

Fighting crime while fighting cancer.  And doing it with a smile.