Ryder Wells, a five-year-old from North Carolina, shows amazing resilience and guts in the face of extreme hardship. Back in 2015, during a Thanksgiving family trip when Ryder was just 21 months old, he was brutally attacked by two 100-pound Rottweilers. The savage assault left him with life-altering injuries: half his face gone, teeth crushed, an arm broken, and a lung punctured. His survival was a long shot, but Ryder beat the odds and embarked on an astonishing recovery journey.
Since then, Ryder has had nearly 50 surgeries to fix his injuries. Each one was a big step in his battle to reclaim his life. But his struggles didn’t stop at the hospital doors. His visible scars have drawn some cruel remarks. His mom, Brittany, remembers the heart-wrenching times when kids at the park called him a “monster”. These incidents highlight the social bias that can come with looking different.