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St. Patrick High School honors young student diagnosed with cancer

Brendan Nelson, a second grader at St. Robert Bellarmine School on Chicago’s Northwest side, was the honorary captain for the St. Patrick High School home opener basketball game against St. Viator. Brendan was diagnosed in August with medulloblastoma brain cancer and had surgery to remove the tumor. (Photos courtesy of Arnold Origenes)
Brendan runs through the players' tunnel. (Photo courtesy of Arnold Origenes)
Jack Doelger, a senior at St. Pat’s, makes a strong man pose with Brendan. (Photo courtesy of Arnold Origenes)
(Photo courtesy of Arnold Origenes)
Brendan poses with St. Pat students. (Photo courtesy of Arnold Origenes)

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