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Community comes in droves to support friend, colleague, brother

June 24, 2019

By Jessica Goode
The Bandera Prophet

The Kendall Plantation was a packed house yesterday, but the games, silent auction, poker tables and barbecue - which sold out two hours into the day-long event - aren’t what drew in the hundreds of people who attended. Showing exactly what “got your six” means, what drew everyone in was their family member, friend and brother-in-blue.
Sgt. Matt Johnson, a 20-year law enforcement veteran, has been battling cancer since his diagnosis in July 2018. For nearly a year, he fought against Stage 4 colon cancer with round after round of chemotherapy. The cancer has metastasized to his liver and lungs, and he is now in Hospice care.
“For the first time in eight months Matthew was 100 percent pain free!” Johnson’s wife Shelli wrote on their Facebook page, Team Johnson - aka #teamjohnson, where she posts updates on their status.
Though the cancer has progressed, Johnson’s fight isn’t over. Doctors are performing molecular testing to determine whether he qualifies for any clinical trials. Aside from that, Shelli Johnson wrote, keeping his liver stable is the goal.
Johnson’s law enforcement career began in 1999, and has taken him on a professional journey from Kerr to Bandera to Kendall Counties. Sunday’s fundraising event may have been the first time law enforcement from all three counties gathered under one roof.
“It’s a nice blending of everyone. People together who haven’t seen each other in a long time,” Shelli Johnson said. “It’s kind of overwhelming. So many people love him.”
To keep track of the Johnsons’ journey, go to Facebook page www.facebook.com/teamjohnson1134/.
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