The Corpus Christi community gathered Sunday to support 8-year-old Hero Rodriguez. He’s battling a rare congenital heart condition called Ebstein anomaly. The condition affects the valve that separates the top and bottom right heart chambers and that particular valve does not form correctly.
Hero’s family has been raising funds for a life-saving surgery that can only be performed by a specialized surgeon in Minnesota.
The benefit was hosted by the VFW and the Big Bertha Foundation by Pete Trevino. During Sunday’s fundraiser, BBQ plates were sold to help with medical and travel expenses for Hero’s surgery…