(From Facebook page: Nathan's Journey with DIPG)
SEATTLE -- This 8-year-old may be from Texas, but he loves soccer and especially Seattle's Clint Dempsey. Nathan Beatty has all the Sounders gear even a life-size poster of Dempsey on his bedroom wall. A trip up to Seattle was likely someday.
But four weeks ago everything changed.
On August 14th, Nathan didn't feel well. His mother wrote in a post on Facebook that they thought it was just the "stomach flu."
Nathan's conditions worsen. After weeks back and forth to the emergency room and doctor's office, his parents got the answer no one wanted to hear. Nathan had Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, highly aggressive, inoperable brain tumors usually found at the base of the brain.
Approximately 300 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with DIPG each year. The survival rate is very low.
About a week after Nathan was officially diagnosed, word about him and his condition got to Seattle and Clint Dempsey. This week Nathan got to meet his superstar.
I think Nathan's mom says it best. Here are her words:
Nathan's mom went on to express her gratitude to the entire Sounders organization.