when brandon carbone was diagnosed with nonhodgkins lymphoma, his friends did something extraordinary. the carbone family shared their remarkable story with andrea mccarren. >> 10-year-old brandon carbone is a fifth grader at bethesda elementary school. nonhodgkins lymphoma took away his hair but not his friends. >> he's just a happy, go lucky kind of kid. he's just everyone's best friend. >> days before the start of the school year, brandon was increasingly nervous. one of his biggest concerns, how he would feel that first day of school with no hair. >> people would make fun of me. i felt like i don't want to do this anymore. probably want to be home schooled for awhile. >> a baseball coach dreamed up an idea. what if a couple of brandon's friends did something drastic to look like him? so, one by one, brandon's friends shaved their heads. 13 boys in all! he would no longer stand out that first day of school. >> i felt happy that people would do that for me. >> it was probably the most emotional day of my life. it was a tough day in a positive way. >> off came the hair. on came the s