a twelve year old cedar rapids boy is recovering from head injuries from an incident near mckinley middldlschool at the beginnnng of the month. his mother says the boy's injuries include head trauma that later caused a seizure and a stroke. it happened when her son miguel tirado was walking hohoe from school and ththw a snowball at an 11 year-old in the 500 block street. police say the 11 year old then assaulted miguel. police have referred an assault charge for the 11 year-old to juvenile services because of his age. this video shows miguel's current condition. doctors placed a shunt in his head to drain blood away from his brain. b miguel is often confused and unsure where he is. his parents are hopeful he'll make a full recovery. 05:32:10 "our son is still alive. he's coming out, he's still his charming self. that's what christmas is for us, that's our christmas gift." miguel's parents have a "go fund me" page set up to help pay for hospital bills. if you'd like to donate, look for the link under this story on kcrg dot com. people in dubuque county are mourning the stationed in afghanistan. j