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Finally, tonight on this Father's Day, the dad who has given his son life now for the second time.

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Andrew Ross and his father, David, have always been close, but their father-son bond has now been further cemented after Andrew, who's now 15, received a devastating diagnosis when he was just eight.

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You got the news that no parent wants to hear them having stage 4 cancer.

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Andrew's form of cancer, neuroendocrine, is rare in children. But Texas Children's Hospital in Houston offered a variety of treatments, from chemotherapy and surgery to radiation, some experimental, which stabilized his cancer.

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It was a big, tough struggle for a lot of years.

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At one point, he had more than 50 tumors in his liver, but his family's unwavering support has helped carry him through.

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They've been there right next to me.

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While the treatments eradicated all but two of his tumors, they did serious damage to his kidneys, which then required Andrew to go on dialysis.

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We didn't realize that it It could even be a possibility for him to have a transplant. The doctors were very supportive, but once he got to two years of no growth in his cancer at all.

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As soon as those two years passed, David was tested, found to be a good match, and did not hesitate to donate one of his kidneys to his son.

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You're the dad. You want to do anything you can to be able to take away any type of pain that your kids are going through.

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The transplant last summer was a success.

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This year, I played soccer for my high school doing normal kid stuff.

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On this Father's Day, this father and son duo have so much to be grateful for.

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Gratefulness that he's my dad, that he'd be willing to give me his kidney to change my life forever.

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So meaningful. Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. And thanks so much for watching. I'm Lindsay Davis, David Neyour, right back here tomorrow night. Good night.