DINUBA, Calif. ( KSEE/KGPE ) – A two-year-old from Dinuba battling a rare form of cancer could have a better chance of beating the disease if the issue had been noticed sooner, according to the young boy’s parents.
Instead, the parents say it took a year for Peter Porras’ eye condition to be taken seriously.
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Peter’s parents, Ivan and Breana Porras, met in college playing in the Fresno State marching band. They were friends for many years, and then fell in love and started a family together.
Their first daughter, Maya, was born in 2019. Three years later they had a son named Peter.
“Maya is very similar to me,” Breana said. “Maya is very much a rule follower and she likes the order. Peter likes the chaos.”
Ivan and Breana say Peter takes after his father in many ways and they have always tried their best to take care of all their children’s needs.
“Our goal as parents has been just to break those boundaries, emotionally and physically. We want our kids to be raised better than we grew up,” Ivan said.