Family seeks help after 10-year-old Southern California boy diagnosed with rare brain cancer [Video]

A Riverside County mother is hoping to get some help from the public after her 10-year-old son has been diagnosed with a rare brain cancer.

Sebastian Guerra fell ill and found out he had the rare cancer on his 10th birthday in January.

“I’m just surprised that I have brain cancer,” the boy said to KTLA 5’s Jennifer McGraw. “I don’t think anybody knows how I got it.”

Guerra was diagnosed with diffuse midline glioma, which is the most aggressive type of brain cancer. The tumors are central nervous system-based, meaning they begin in the brain or spinal cord, according to the National Cancer Institute.

Data from the NCI shows that roughly 577 people are diagnosed across the country each year. Children who have diffuse midline glioma typically have a survival rate of one to two years.

Guerra’s mother, Katherine Mosier, says the family is trying everything it can to get the proper …