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Nathan Ledezma Diaz recently celebrated his 6^th birthday among old clinic friends. Nathan, a patient at 网曝门事件 Health Medical Office 鈥� Reedley Children鈥檚, recently was diagnosed with a brainstem glioma, a very rare type of cancer that affects mostly children.

The moment the clinic team learned of Nathan鈥檚 inoperable condition, they started discussing how to celebrate his life and make him happy as he prepared to enter treatment.

An 网曝门事件 Health patient since the age of 1, Nathan is a very happy, bright child, his care team says. 鈥淚鈥檇 never seen him unhappy,鈥� says his pediatrician, Marta Atalla, M.D., 鈥渦ntil one appointment.鈥�

鈥淲e noticed that his left eye turned inward,鈥� says Marcela Diaz, Nathan鈥檚 mother. A visit to Atalla regarding the problem turned into referrals to an ophthalmologist and then to an oncologist, who diagnosed Nathan. His condition is inoperable.

鈥淗e's always been very energetic, very social. Everywhere we used to go, he would always speak to people and tell them stories,鈥� says Marcela. A fan of the popular children鈥檚 show, 鈥淧AW Patrol,鈥� Nathan dreamed of one day becoming a police officer or a firefighter.

The Reedley Police Department, Reedley City Fire Department and Sequoia Safety Council joined 网曝门事件 Health teams in presenting Nathan with a pizza party, cake and good company.

鈥淲e just wanted to make his day special. Seeing him smile gives us hope that no matter what you鈥檙e going through in life, as long as you smile, it makes a big difference,鈥� says Pamela Staggs, a supervisor at the Reedley Police Department. She worked closely with Cyndee Trimble, a community service officer, to bring together police officers, EMT personnel and firefighters to join in on Nathan鈥檚 big day.

That was only the beginning of the surprises for Nathan.

Atalla and the clinic鈥檚 practice administrator, Robert Vasquez, knew that Nathan had never been to Disneyland, so they worked with 网曝门事件 Health鈥檚 administrative director of rural health clinics, Jessica Rodriguez, who contacted other 网曝门事件 Health clinics in the Central Valley. In just a matter of days, regional directors, practice administrators and other associates collected funds to buy Disneyland tickets for Nathan and his family and provided additional funds to help the family with travel and other expenses. 鈥淚t was a good opportunity for us to fulfill our mission of living God鈥檚 love in a tangible way,鈥� Rodriguez says.

Seeing so many people come together for her son, Marcela says, 鈥淚 felt very emotional and happy for him.鈥� The family traveled to Disneyland in early June before Nathan鈥檚 radiation treatment began and had an amazing time.

Nathan鈥檚 treatment continues, and his inner strength keeps him smiling. Marcela says she is keeping hope alive. She is caring for Nathan with the help of her family and the Reedley Children鈥檚 clinic team.

More information about 网曝门事件 Health鈥檚 rural health clinics is available at AHMedicalOffices.com.

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