According to the VAN HALEN News Desk, there is a touching story about an 11 year old boy named Bradley Zugel, who happens to be a huge Van Halen fan. Bradley was recently diagnosed with cancer. His wish, through the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northern Nevada, is to meet guitarist Eddie Van Halen.

The first part of the story was published Dec. 15th, 2008 in the Reno Gazette-Journal at this location.

The second part of the story comes from Bradley’s father, yesterday:

"Hello everyone,

Bradley is my son. Bradley has been doing well with the treatments. Thank God for modern medicine. He is now in remission and in what is called “maintenance phase.” He still has chemo for another 16 months, but less brutal than the first. His hair is growing back and I took him to school today for a half day. He is feeling like a kid again and I cannot express how proud I am of him.

He wants to meet Eddie not for what he did in 1978, but for his entire career of awesome music. His first and second concerts were VH this last tour in Sacramento and in Reno. His third concert was Rush and we are now counting down to see Metallica in December. Bradley is a true rocker. His Ipod is full of the music I loved as a kid, with every VH song ever recorded. He plays guitar and is quite awesome. Type “Zugel” in youtube and you can see a couple videos of him and his brother. He tears up “Im the One.”

Even bigger than a great musician meeting a young fan is the fact that Eddie is a cancer survivor himself, as well as a dad. We are going to LA in a couple of weeks to meet him and my son is beyond excited. I am so grateful to Eddie for agreeing, and for everyone who has been so helpful during this very rough time for Bradley and our family. Music has been a great healer.

Take care!"

Check out Bradley playing 'I’m The One':