West Haven, CT – Man’s Dying Wish Fulfilled With Call From Donald Trump’s Son

West Haven, CT – A terminally ill Connecticut man who’s a big supporter of President Donald Trump is getting a bucket list wish fulfilled, with help from his Democratic sister.

Jay Barrett, of West Haven, who has cystic fibrosis, left a hospital to begin palliative care at his sister’s home last weekend and wanted some sort of contact with the president before he died.

His sister, West Haven City Councilwoman Bridgette Hoskie, who describes herself as “100 percent Democrat,” went on social media to make it happen. Friends and other supporters sent emails to the White House.

Barrett, 44, told the New Haven Register he was thrilled to get calls Monday from the president’s son Eric Trump and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regional chief Lynne Patton.

“He told me they’re pulling for me and praying,” Barrett said Eric Trump told him.

Patton said she’s coming to Connecticut on Saturday to give Barrett a signed gift from the president.

“She said she’s going to bring me something, but the expectations are none,” Barrett said. “It’s the thought that counts, not the gift itself.”

Patton, who is from New Haven, reached out to the Trump family at the request of a Facebook friend after a New Haven Register story about Barrett’s wish was posted online.

Barrett, who for most of his life considered himself an independent, voted for President Barack Obama in 2008, but didn’t like many of his polices, including the Affordable Care Act.

Barrett said he came to realize he was a Republican and fell in love with Trump’s style at the launch of his campaign, and later, because of his policies.

His original goal was to get to Washington to meet the president in person and shake his hand, but he said he’s grateful for anything.

Even though he’s only supposed to have six months to live, Barrett said he intends to be around to vote in 2020.

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Information from: New Haven Register, http://www.nhregister.com