rtfitch
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- Santa R.T.
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- North Pole, Magnolia, TX in Summer
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Tuesday evening I received a text from our good friend Sgt. Steve Squire, our liaison to the Sheriff’s CPA Alumni Association and the officer who sponsors my service as a badged member of the Sheriff’s Chaplain Corps.
“Got a minute for a call?”
I assumed he might be checking on the progress of our Crime Stoppers database. Instead, he asked for a favor — and he needed it quickly.
Dream Rydes had arranged something very special for a seven-year-old boy at Children’s Hospital. The doctors had done all they could for his advanced cancer, and he was being sent home for hospice care. Before that final journey home, one last wish had surfaced.
He loved trucks.
More specifically, he wanted his last ride to involve a Cybertruck.
Knowing that Blitzen — our Cyberbeast— might bring a little joy to that moment, Steve asked if we could help. Blitzen and I were honored to accept.
By the next day the small idea had grown into something remarkable. Deputies, constables, and even a Tesla dealership joined the effort. Patrol units lined up outside the hospital, lights ready. It became clear that many people wanted to give this child something memorable.
While we waited, he endured his final chemotherapy treatment.
When he was brought outside in a wheelchair, oxygen at his side, he looked tired — but he was alert and curious. The officers showed him the vehicles: patrol Mustangs, four-wheel-drive units, and of course the Cyberbeast. He received a Cybertruck cap and a small stainless steel toy racer from Blitzen and myself, which he held tightly.
He smiled.
In the end, he chose to ride home in his parents’ car, but he wanted to follow Blitzen. And so, with lights flashing and sirens guiding the way, we led his family on the 26-mile journey home.
It was a difficult ride for everyone involved. But for a little while, that young boy’s journey was not defined by hospitals or treatments. It was defined by trucks, flashing lights, and the knowledge that many people cared.
Moments like that remind us how powerful simple kindness can be.
Blitzen and Santa hope to continue supporting Dream Rydes so more children can experience moments of joy during very hard times.
Below is a link to the short video from the moment he met Blitzen and began the ride home.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/2026005431327160
https://www.dreamrydes.org
“Got a minute for a call?”
I assumed he might be checking on the progress of our Crime Stoppers database. Instead, he asked for a favor — and he needed it quickly.
Dream Rydes had arranged something very special for a seven-year-old boy at Children’s Hospital. The doctors had done all they could for his advanced cancer, and he was being sent home for hospice care. Before that final journey home, one last wish had surfaced.
He loved trucks.
More specifically, he wanted his last ride to involve a Cybertruck.
Knowing that Blitzen — our Cyberbeast— might bring a little joy to that moment, Steve asked if we could help. Blitzen and I were honored to accept.
By the next day the small idea had grown into something remarkable. Deputies, constables, and even a Tesla dealership joined the effort. Patrol units lined up outside the hospital, lights ready. It became clear that many people wanted to give this child something memorable.
While we waited, he endured his final chemotherapy treatment.
When he was brought outside in a wheelchair, oxygen at his side, he looked tired — but he was alert and curious. The officers showed him the vehicles: patrol Mustangs, four-wheel-drive units, and of course the Cyberbeast. He received a Cybertruck cap and a small stainless steel toy racer from Blitzen and myself, which he held tightly.
He smiled.
In the end, he chose to ride home in his parents’ car, but he wanted to follow Blitzen. And so, with lights flashing and sirens guiding the way, we led his family on the 26-mile journey home.
It was a difficult ride for everyone involved. But for a little while, that young boy’s journey was not defined by hospitals or treatments. It was defined by trucks, flashing lights, and the knowledge that many people cared.
Moments like that remind us how powerful simple kindness can be.
Blitzen and Santa hope to continue supporting Dream Rydes so more children can experience moments of joy during very hard times.
Below is a link to the short video from the moment he met Blitzen and began the ride home.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/2026005431327160
https://www.dreamrydes.org
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