WHITMAN, MASS. (WHDH) - A Whitman toddler is recovering at home following his second open-heart surgery.
Nathaniel Rodman, who is affectionately known as “Nate the Great,” underwent his second open-heart surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital on April 14.
He received a police escort to the hospital while donning a superhero cape.
Nathaniel was born with multiple heart and kidney defects that have required several procedures, including his first open-heart surgery when he was only 5 weeks old.
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