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>> It was Easter time.
I was coming back from a trip in San Diego, and I had a super bad headache.
We went to the hospital, and they just thought I had the flu.
We went home after our trip, and I went to the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
and they found I had a tumor in my head the size of a golf ball.
They started me on chemotherapy and radiation, but they found that didn't work.
The only option left was surgery and what the doctor said was 0% chance
of getting the whole thing, so I had the chance of saying goodbye to my whole family.
It was a really scary time, but we went ahead with it because it was our only option.
After the surgery, when they told me they removed 100% of the tumor,
I wouldn't get out of bed but I was just like screaming inside, like yeah!
It was really nice that the hospital let my parents stay with me in my room
because it's really nice when you have someone there.
And the doctors and nurses made me feel like I was back home, basically.
The hospital was basically like a second home to me.
Also, the hospital provided me the opportunity to go to the Giants dugout.
The Giants were my favorite baseball team.
Because of the tumor I didn't really have the energy to do like anything a normal kid does.
Now I got my energy back, and I can ride my bike, painting, martial arts,
basically anything that I want to do.
I'm really happy that the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital is there,
because without it I probably wouldn't be here doing this documentary.
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