PORTLAND, Texas — Eight-year-old Hero Rodriguez has lived up to his name since the day he was born.
Hero was diagnosed with Ebstein’s Anomaly, a rare congenital heart defect where the valve separating the upper and lower chambers of the right side of the heart doesn’t form correctly during pregnancy. After years of monitoring, doctors have scheduled him for open-heart surgery with a world-renowned specialist in April 2026.
The procedure is considered life-saving, and the Rodriguez family is asking for the community’s help as they prepare…