A special graduation for Mead High School senior Jaden Baer.

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Thu., April 22, 2021

Jaden Baer, a senior at Mead High School, center, leads his friends in tossing their graduation caps for a photo set up by Mead yearbook teacher Makena Eusch during a special graduation ceremony for Baer on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Union Stadium in Mead, Wash. After Baer was has spent the least year in treatment for terminal brain cancer and was recently diagnosed with a potentially fatal blood clot in his heart, the Mead school district decided to hold an early ceremony for Baer and his closest friends.

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Jaden Baer, a senior at Mead High School, left, enters Union Stadium with his father Dan Baer, right, for a special graduation ceremony for Baer on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Union Stadium in Mead, Wash. After Baer spent the least year in treatment for terminal brain cancer and was recently diagnosed with a potentially fatal blood clot in his heart, the Mead school district decided to hold an early ceremony for Baer and his closest friends.

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Union Stadium's scoreboard and ladder trucks from Spokane fire honor Jaden Baer, a senior at Mead High School, during a special graduation ceremony on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Union Stadium in Mead, Wash.

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Jaden Baer, a senior at Mead High School, receives a standing ovation from friends, family and classmates during a special graduation ceremony on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Union Stadium in Mead, Wash. After Baer spent the least year in treatment for terminal brain cancer and was recently diagnosed with a potentially fatal blood clot in his heart, the Mead school district decided to hold an early ceremony for Baer and his closest friends.

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Jaden Baer, a senior at Mead High School, smiles during a special graduation ceremony on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Union Stadium in Mead, Wash. After Baer was has spent the least year in treatment for terminal brain cancer and was recently diagnosed with a potentially fatal blood clot in his heart, the Mead school district decided to hold an early ceremony for Baer and his closest friends.

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Jaden Baer, a senior at Mead High School, left, bumps fists with his friend Hayden Pritchard during a special graduation ceremony for Baer on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Union Stadium in Mead, Wash. After Baer spent the least year in treatment for terminal brain cancer and was recently diagnosed with a potentially fatal blood clot in his heart, the Mead school district decided to hold an early ceremony for Baer and his closest friends including Pritchard.

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Jaden Baer, a senior at Mead High School, smiles as he speaks during a special graduation ceremony on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Union Stadium in Mead, Wash. After Baer was has spent the least year in treatment for terminal brain cancer and was recently diagnosed with a potentially fatal blood clot in his heart, the Mead school district decided to hold an early ceremony for Baer and his closest friends.

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Jaden Baer, a senior at Mead High School, embraces his mother Jessica Eckersley as his stepfather Brian Eckersley looks on during a special graduation ceremony on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Union Stadium in Mead, Wash. After Baer spent the least year in treatment for terminal brain cancer and was recently diagnosed with a potentially fatal blood clot in his heart, the Mead school district decided to hold an early ceremony for Baer and his closest friends.

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Jaden Baer, a senior at Mead High School, smiles as his stepfather Brian Eckersley speaks during a special graduation ceremony on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Union Stadium in Mead, Wash. After Baer spent the least year in treatment for terminal brain cancer and was recently diagnosed with a potentially fatal blood clot in his heart, the Mead school district decided to hold an early ceremony for Baer and his closest friends.

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Jaden Baer, a senior at Mead High School, embraces his stepfather Brian Eckersley during a special graduation ceremony on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Union Stadium in Mead, Wash. After Baer spent the least year in treatment for terminal brain cancer and was recently diagnosed with a potentially fatal blood clot in his heart, the Mead school district decided to hold an early ceremony for Baer and his closest friends.

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Jaden Baer, a senior at Mead High School, raises his diploma to a cheering crowd during a special graduation ceremony on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Union Stadium in Mead, Wash. After Baer spent the least year in treatment for terminal brain cancer and was recently diagnosed with a potentially fatal blood clot in his heart, the Mead school district decided to hold an early ceremony for Baer and his closest friends.

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Jaden Baer, a senior at Mead High School, waves to his mother Jessica Eckersley, center left, and his stepfather Brian Eckersley, center right, during a special graduation ceremony on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Union Stadium in Mead, Wash. After Baer was has spent the least year in treatment for terminal brain cancer and was recently diagnosed with a potentially fatal blood clot in his heart, the Mead school district decided to hold an early ceremony for Baer and his closest friends.

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Jaden Baer, a senior at Mead High School, hugs his father Dan Baer following a special graduation ceremony on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Union Stadium in Mead, Wash.

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