On Monday, soldiers marched to the home of a 13-year-old boy who won a battle of his own, against stage 4 cancer.
Christian Lopez, from Dorchester, Massachusetts is now in remission, and to honor him, his aunt, retired master sergeant, Mariana Shorter, organized a march.
Shorter told ABC News, “My family thinks I’m the hero because I fought wars, but the real hero is my sister and my nephew. All I did was to honor his mother’s wishes. I want this story to be about my courageous sister.”
Christian has always been enamored by soldiers, so Shorter called the U.S. Army Recruiting Command in Boston, who were more than happy to make the trip.
“They were very eager to do it. The general was crying excessively. He said, ‘This has given my family hope. I have a 15-year-old grandson who is in the hospital right now with a tumor in his head,’” Shorter told ABC.
When the soldiers made their way to Christian’s home, he was in tears. Family and friends looked on, and there wasn’t a dry eye in sight. Christian’s mother, Christina Ribeiro, said, “It was by the grace of God that all of this happened. He always asked me, ‘Mama, why is this happening? Why is this happening?’ and I would say, ‘Everything happens for a reason.’ Now I say, ‘God gave it to you, and he took it right back.'”
Ribeiro continues saying that her son has the spirit of a soldier.
“He is the only child I’ve seen who after chemo and radiation wants to go outside and play baseball. Nothing kept him down. He never gave up,” she said.
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