Pittsburgh Police Chief Visits Trooper Josh At Children's Hospital On Christmas
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott Schubert spent his Christmas visiting 14-year-old Trooper Josh and his family at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
While Josh had to stay in the hospital for Christmas, he still got to enjoy a NERF gun battle with Chief Schubert.
Josh even received Christmas presents from Schubert.
It was so awesome to visit Trooper Josh & his family at Childrens Hospital on Christmas. Josh is such an inspiration & he loves police officers. We always enjoy visiting when he's in town. It was fun having a nerf battle before giving Josh his Christmas presents. @PAStatePolice pic.twitter.com/FBkzvVPyae
— Scott Schubert (@PghPoliceChief) December 26, 2019
Josh suffers from Krabbe's Disease, a rare neurological disease, which requires frequents visits and stays at the hospital for treatment. Josh loves police officers and was sworn in as a commander in June of this year.
On June 17, Pittsburgh Police even gave Trooper Josh an official sendoff from the hospital.
You can follow Josh's journey on this Facebook page.
