Gerald Hamilton turned 9 years old on March 20th, but only recently did the little boy get the birthday celebration of his dreams. Every three years for his entire life, Gerald has undergone a series of brain surgeries that have left him with some developmental problems. Despite that, he wanted to have a birthday party with other kids. He sent out 30 invitations, and 12 kids RSVP’d yes. On the day of the party, Gerald decorated his house, filled goody bags, and waited for the other kids to show up. Sadly and without explanation, nobody did. His mom tried to cut the cake, but Gerald stopped her, saying that someone was going to show up. Mom called the parents of the other kids, but in an appalling turn of events, all the parents said that Gerald was “too different for their kids to play with.”
**That’s when his grandmother wrote this message on Facebook.**
I’m going to vent right now. My grandson who is in second grade and has had at least 5 skull expansion surgeries, is… Posted by Amelia Lara on Monday, April 4, 2016
