At just five years old little Ryder Wells has been through more horror that most would experience in a lifetime.
Against all the odds the youngster from North Carolina survived a brutal attack by two rottweilers while visiting family for Thanksgiving in 2015.
He was just 21 months old when the two 100-pound dogs attacked him. He lost half of his face, his teeth were crushed, and he suffered a broken arm and punctured lung.
His family didnât think he would survive but this little fighter made it through and has since had to endure around 50 surgeries.

Instead of being praised for getting through such a horrific attack this sweet little boy now has to endure cruel comments from children and adults.
His teaching assistant said when Ryder first started school even the adults would stare at him.
âWhen we go to the park, thereâs a child who points and screams âmonsterâ at him before running away.â mom Brittany said, according to The Mirror newspaper.
âOut shopping the other day someone shouted âewâ at him. Itâs hard and it breaks my heart as a parent that after everything heâs been through, people arenât always nice over something he canât help.

âBut he is such a fighter, he doesnât let anything hold him back.â
Ryderâs survival is described as a âmiracle,â as even doctors didnât expect him to make it.
Now the 31-year-old mom from Granite Falls is scared of her son starting school.
âHe wears glasses and a cap and sometimes heâll hang his head to hide his face. But I just tell him every day that heâs beautiful, different is beautiful and itâs ok to be different.

âI just reassure him as much as I can but Iâm absolutely terrified about when he goes to school. There are always going to be a couple of kids who arenât kind.â
Now she wants to raise awareness about the effects bullying can have on someone with a facial disfigurement and hopes Ryderâs story will make people think twice about how they treat those who look different.

We must teach our kids to not single out those that look different and be kind to help children like Ryder live the happy life they deserve.
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