Column: Father recalls anonymous donation of $50,000 that helped save his son's life: 'Miracles really do occur'
When the email came in from Juan Romero asking that I give him a call, I have to admit I did so with some apprehension. The last time I had spoken with him, in February 2017, the Aurora, Illinois, father was desperate: His then-9-year-old son, Carlos, was battling a rare and deadly bone cancer that tends to hit children and young adults. And he was struggling to come up with the money needed ...