HARRIS COUNTY, TX (KTRK) -- There's a new sheriff's deputy in Harris County, and he's only 17.
Jaden Carlton was just given his honorary role as deputy by Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
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Jaden was diagnosed last June with cardiomyopathy, a hereditary disease that affects the heart. It's a condition he shares with his mother.
Sadly, he has had three major strokes in the past two months, but incredibly, he's fought his way through all of them.
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Jaden's family says he is remarkably strong, and is now using a pacemaker to regulate his heart.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office says they have embraced Jaden as one of their own, and wanted to keep him encouraged.