By HEATHER C. COX
Staff Writer
reporter@sbnewspaper.com
“My favorite thing about my uncle is that he is a Marine,” Thomas Edward Larraga-Luna said of his uncle, Marine Corporal José Miguel Larraga.
Even though Thomas sat smiling and playing his Nintendo DS – a gift from Corporal Larraga – while speaking to this writer, the 8-year-old boy is no average third grader.
In November 2011, Thomas was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancerous tumor of the left eye. Thomas’ general treatment began in December 2011, with radiation starting the latter part of February and lasting through March.
The bond between Thomas and his uncle is strong enough that Corporal Larraga, a San Benito native and 2010 San Benito High School graduate, shaved his head as “a sign of unity” when Thomas’ hair started falling out as a result of treatments. And their bond was not lessened due to geographical distance between them.
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That is so amazing