Norfolk police officer gets back up in fight with cancer [Video]

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Dallas Greeson took an oath to protect and serve even if it meant putting her life on the line. Now her life is on the line, not because of crime, but lung cancer. She called 10 On Your Side last fall after half her right lung was removed. Shortly after the new year, the mother of two teenagers returned to duty.

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“Everything’s going really well. All things considered, I am doing really well. I’m alive and I’m beating this cancer the best way I know how,” Greeson said.

Greeson is back on the job but not back on the streets. In early march she will undergo another operation that should restore her voice.

While the recovery continues, the nonprofit organization, Paint Pink, is hosting Pancakes with the Norfolk Police. It is a stack of sweet …