Orange County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Steven Thompson recently underwent grueling chemotherapy to stop the growth of cancer cells in his body. Thompson knows any kind gesture coming from family members, friends, and even strangers makes it easier to endure the debilitating chemo treatments. So when the deputy had the opportunity to join other law enforcement officers in handing out care packages to patients receiving chemotherapy, he didn’t pass it up. Thompson was among a group of deputies and officers from several O.C. agencies who donated funds and delivered backpacks filled with comfort items to the Compassionate Care Cancer Center in…