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A10 • HERM IS TONHERA LD .COM WEDNESDA Y , JUNE 24 , 2015 FROM PAGE A1 R O C KW E L L : con t inu ed f rom pag e A1 agno s ed w i th c an c e r . Sh e s a id sh e b e c am e con c e rn ed wh en sh e w a s ch ang ing M a t eo ’ s d i ap e r on e d ay and d i s cov e r ed on e t e s t i c l e w a s bigg e r th an th e o th e r . Wh en sh e took h im to th e p ed i - a t r i c i an , th e do c to r kn ew som e th ing w a s w rong , a s d id th e u ro log i s t M a t eo s aw n ex t . N a t a sh a Ro ck - w e l l s a id th e do c to r kn ew i t w a s c an c e r bu t d idn ’ t t e l l th e f am i ly un t i l th e t e s t s conrm ed M a t eo h ad t e s - t i cu l a r c an c e r . Th e m a s s , a long w i th M a t eo ’ s t e s t i c l e , w a s r emov ed to p r ev en t th e sp r e ad o f th e c an c e r . N a t a - sh a Ro ckw e l l s a id i t w a s a sm a l l p r i c e to p ay fo r M a - t eo ’ s l i f e . 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H e r o ld e s t son , how ev - e r , H an s Ro ckw e l l , who w a s 9 a t th e t im e , w a s e s - p e c i a l ly imp a c t ed by h i s b ro th e r ’ s c an c e r . “ I th ink h e w a s ab l e to s e e i t f rom a d i f f e r en t an - g l e th an th e o th e r k id s , ” N a t a sh a Ro ckw e l l s a id . H an s Ro ckw e l l s a id h e w a s a f r a id fo r h i s b aby b ro th e r , a l though h e d idn ’ t know mu ch abou t c an c e r th en . “ I kn ew i t w a s b ad , and I a s sum ed on c e you h ad i t , you w e r e go ing to d i e , ” h e s a id . N a t a sh a and H an s Ro ck - w e l l bo th s a id th ey w e r e h appy abou t on e th ing , how ev e r . “ I ’m g r a t e fu l th a t h e w a s so l i t t l e b e c au s e h e w a sn ’ t o ld enough to b e a f r a id o r r em emb e r , ” N a t a - sh a s a id . M a t eo s a id th e on ly th ing h e r em emb e r s i s r e - c e iv ing a toy and l ay ing on a b ed in a room , du r ing on e o f h i s t r e a tm en t s e s s ion s . 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