When 8-year-old Gabriel Marshall was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor in 2015, the treatment left him with a large scar above his right ear. Struggling with how people looked at him afterward, Gabriel told his father, Josh, that he felt different and alone. Wanting his son to know he never had to face it by himself, Josh made a deeply meaningful gesture\u2014he had Gabriel\u2019s scar recreated as a tattoo on his own head. From that moment on, Josh told his son that if people stared, they would have to look at both of them. Their touching story later gained widespread attention and won the St. Baldrick\u2019s Foundation\u2019s #BestBaldDad contest in 2016. Gabriel has since described himself and his father as feeling like twins, turning a difficult experience into a powerful reminder of a father\u2019s love and support\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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