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ST. LOUIS - Not all heroes at Busch Stadium wear a Cardinals uniform.

Seven-year-old Henry Nix and his family arrived early for a chance to meet his favorite home run hitter.

"We're just really grateful for this opportunity and we can't wait to meet him," said Rebecca Nix, Henry's mom.

If the fans knew what he'd been through, it would be Henry getting a curtain call.

According to his parents, Henry can be both charming and stubborn. We saw the charming Henry as he showed us around his room.

He was recently diagnosed with autism but last March things got frightening.

"He started having seizures at night," recalled Rebecca.

After a battery of tests, Henry was rushed to St. Louis Children's Hospital where the doctor delivered devastating news.

"He said they found a mass in his brain and they need to operate," remembers Will Nix, Henry's dad. "We were wondering if we were going to get our little boy back."

The 14-hour surgery to remove a brain tumor was a success and then Henry discovered the healing power of kindness. Robo-Paul stopped by for a visit.

Because of COVID-19, Cardinals slugger Paul Goldschmidt teamed up with Children's Hospital to visit patients via an iPad on top of a robot. And he and Henry hit it off.

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