Juan Namnun says the Phillies have sustained him through his battle with cancer.
Good Morning America was in Philadelphia on Friday morning to surprise a very deserving family of Phillies super fans with World Series tickets.was in Philadelphia on Friday morning to surprise a very deserving family of Phillies super fans with World Series tickets."You're currently on Good Morning America, live television right now," GMA reporter Will Reeve informed Namnun after bursting into the school gymnasium.
"We were little freshmen running around this building when I thought she was kind of cute, and she thought I was kind of cute," laughed Juan."Our youngest son was 6 months old, and we were watching the last parade, and I was holding him through the last parade. So baseball and the Phillies have just been at the center of our whole family," explained Lena.Juan is on medical leave this fall while he is treated for breast cancer.
Reeve told 6abc, "When we heard his story about the fight that he is going through, we figured, 'Hey - Phillies are in the World Series, this guy's a baseball coach, he loves GMA, we love him. Let's send him to 'Stand Up to Cancer' night'."As always this school community will be cheering on the Phillies and cheering on Juan, whose heart so inspires them.
"It makes me want to get out there, it makes the kids want to get out there, it definitely inspires the team," said assistant baseball coach David Gavigan. "Having breast cancer has been hard," said Juan. "To know that people care about you, it's really special."