A disabled boy named Rhys Williams is suffering from epidermolysis bullosa which causes painful skin blisters, sores and has even caused his fingers to fuse together.
He has this condition since birth and his mother, Tanya dreads that he would not reach his teenage years.
The 13-year-old boy’s skin at the back of his knees fused and he is unable to straighten his legs. He is now confined to a wheelchair and has to be fed through a tube because eating solids can cause his gullet to blister. To stop deadly infections, his bandages changed every three days.
Rhys told his mother that he wished ‘a butterfly would come and take him away’ and Tanya is concerned that her son is tired of being in pain and he was ‘giving up on life.’
The mother wanted to show her son that had something to fight for. She decided to issue an appeal asking people to send her teenage son birthday wishes and received a phenomenal response.
After her appeal, Rhys received 3,000 cards and parcels from all over the world as well as hundreds of online messages. His mother said that she is thankful to all those people who sent her son wishes and now Rhys has a smile on his face again ahead of his birthday.
The boy is ‘in his element’ opening the cards and has been reading every single wish he has received so far.
His mother said: ”It’s just been crazy. A post van came today with stuff for Rhys, it’s just been mad.”
”I’ve had thousands of messages on Facebook, people turning up at the door.”
”I don’t know whether I’m coming or going but Rhys is in his element.”
”He is absolutely loving it.”
”He is opening each card and reading it and he’s got his friend opening them too. He is taking his time with each one which is why it is taking so long.”
”He’s just so overwhelmed with it.”
”It’s gone worldwide. He’s been on telly in Chile. He got a card from Qatar today and loads from America. It’s just gone everywhere.”
”I just want to say thank you. That’s all I can really say at the moment, I’m so overwhelmed by it all.”
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