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Child Cancer Patient Lives On Through Comic Book
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It was "The Dominator" against the evil enemy "Megazoid." A Harford County boy turns into a comic book hero as he battles brain cancer. After two years, Dominic Osorio lost that fight, but "The Dominator" lives on.
Kai Jackson sat down with Dominic's family.
There's a vacuum inside Nicole Spagna's house in Bel Air.
A place normally filled with the laughter of children is replaced with a deafening silence.
"I held on hoping until Friday. He's my baby, he's my son," said Nicole Spagna.
Dominic Osorio, 7, died Friday at Johns Hopkins Children's Center. For more than two years this brave boy fought a courageous battle against brain cancer.
"He was a very great boy. He met people once and he had an impact on their life," said Kristina Osorio, Dominic's sister.
Nicole chose not to tell Dominic he had brain cancer, so he could live a life free of fear.
"I didn't want him to be scared. I didn't want to take away his ambition and his fight," Spagna said.
From that desire, a strong yet kid-friendly superhero was born.
While undergoing radiation treatment Dominic transformed into "The Dominator."
"My son loved superheroes, like most boys, and his name is Dominic and my mother would always call him 'The Dominator,'" Spagna said.
Now the comic book is being marketed and placed in the hands of other children fighting cancer.
Nicole hopes "The Dominator" helps them fight their fears.
"I think any child if they had a story presented to them the right way, they could fight through anything because you don't want them to be scared," Spagna said.
Dominic was a first grader at Homestead-Wakfield Elementary in Bel Air. The students and staff remained supportive of Dominic and his family throughout his treatment.
A viewing will be held Tuesday from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. at Bel Air Church of the Nazarene. The funeral is Wednesday at the church at 11 a.m.
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