After being rushed to surgery following the discovery of a life-threatening brain tumor, a local elementary student was honored by San Juan Capistrano city officials this month for his bravery, including an honorary role in the city’s upcoming Swallow’s Day Parade.
Edward Reising, 9, was transported by helicopter to Children’s Hospital of Orange County last August where the tumor was removed, according to San Juan Capistrano Mayor Howard Hart.
City officials honored him with an award for his “courage and resilience” during a March 7 council meeting.
“Mr. Reising has shown extraordinary courage in the face of daunting physical peril,” Hart said during the meeting. “Reising displays a positive can-do attitude towards life that many with far fewer challenges before them can learn from.”…