Brave Brothers Lead Their City For a Day
January 23, 2015 by
Over the holidays two brothers from Doral had their dreams come true as they were appointed mayor and police chief for the day by city officials at the Doral City Hall.
Big Dreams
Brothers Sebastian,8 and Alejandro,7 Mejia were born with a rare genetic mutation called Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba, which is a degenerative disease that has no cure but this hasn’t stopped them from dreaming big. Sebastian has dreams of graduating from Harvard and becoming the President of the Unites States while the younger Alejandro would still be close to his brother with his dream of becoming a pilot for the Air Force One aircraft.
Dreams Come True
Although city officials were unable to make the brothers big dream come through they were still treated to a day most people never experience. Sebastian was appointed as police chief and was handed the keys to the city by Mayor Luigi Boria, and told that a letter would be sent to President Obama informing him of the brother’s courageous story. Alejandro was given an honorary police badge, plaque and was officially pronounced by Police Chief Donald De Lucca, they were both given exclusive rides in a city cop car around the block.
This story of courage despite being in a tough situation is truly inspiring and this was felt by everyone in attendance as there wasn’t a dry eye in the room during the ceremonies. You can read the full story about these brave brothers here