Mom Desperate For Help After No One Turns Up To Autistic Son's Birthday Party So Complete Strangers Step In

Jun 22, 2019 by apost team

It can be worth the work when it comes to organizing your child’s birthday. Seeing your child happy is all you need to make the stress worthwhile. But for one mother, a birthday party turned out to be a terrible shock when no one showed up for it.

Ashlee Buratti, a mother of a 6-year-old in Florida, send 16 invitations out for her son’s birthday. She was shocked to get absolutely zero replies.

She set the party up anyway while hoping that someone would actually show up, even if they had not responded to her invitation. However, no one did. Glenn, her son, was trying his best to hide his tears, but Ashlee knew he was extremely heartbroken. Glenn suffers from epilepsy and is also mildly autistic.

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Ashlee decided to use Facebook to make a plea for help. She said that while it was silly to rant on Facebook, her heart was breaking for her child. She later talked to ABC News about the event. She said that he refused to smile when he realized that none of the invited kids were showing up to his birthday. She said he did try to hide that he was crying, but Ashlee could tell that he was devastated.

After posting on Facebook, Ashlee’s heartfelt plea quickly went viral. Soon, guests began to pour in from everywhere. The owner of the local animal shop and her family were the first to stop by with a gift for Glenn. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Department sent their helicopter to circle the house for 20 minutes before swooping in and waving at the birthday boy.

Later in the week, the birthday boy was given another surprise when a SWAT van, police cars, canine unit, and fire trucks all showed up in order to wish him a happy birthday.

Ashlee said that he was a little frightened at first when he saw all of the commotion outside. When she quickly explained that they were there to celebrate his birthday, he loved it.

Ashlee insists that while she doesn’t hold a grudge against the parents who didn’t even respond to the invite, she would like to ask people to be more careful in the future.

You can check out some of the amazing pictures below:

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