WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A local mom nominated Kimberly Hall to be featured as an A+ Teacher, saying the Brigham Academy second grade teacher saved her son's life.

Ordaz's son Quixote Gary, who goes by Q, is in Hall's second grade class.

“He’s just such a bundle of joy," said Hall.

She noticed that Q was having a hard time seeing the board in her classroom, and moving him closer did not help.

“She noticed his eyes were kind of moving, they were kind of shaky," Ordaz said. "Then she’s like, 'There’s something wrong with that baby’s eyes.'"

Ordaz said she was already taking Q to doctors to figure out what was going on. But after talking to Hall, she immediately brought him to a specialist, and then the emergency room. Q was diagnosed with a brain tumor.

“That was never the news I expected to get," Hall said. "It was kind of earth-rocking."

“Knowing that she caught it means the world to me," Ordaz said.

In November, Q had half of the tumor removed. Ordaz said he's doing much better, but will eventually need another surgery. She believes Hall saved her son's life.

“Makes me feel like he’s in my life for a reason," Hall said. “He’s just such a sweet boy. We knew for a fact that he had so much more left to give in his life.”