5 YO Shooting Victim's Christmas Wish Is for People to Send Him Cards to His Hospital Bed

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Church Shooting Victim's Christmas Wish Is for People to Send Him Cards to His Hospital Bed

http://people.com/human-interest/ryland-ward-sutherland-springs-asks-for-christmas-cards-from-hospital/

Ryland Ward, the 5-year-old survivor who lost his stepmother and two sisters in the Sutherland Springs shooting, will be spending the holidays in the hospital this year as he continues to recover from his five gunshot wounds.

The Texas boy’s grandmother, Sandy Ward, is asking their community to send Christmas cards to Ryland to keep him in a joyful spirit after she saw her grandson’s face light up when he was recently surprised with a holiday delivery, according to multiple local news outlets.

“They still haven’t told [Ryland] yet that his mom and sisters are dead, but I’m sure he’s kind of getting some kind of idea because he’s 5,” Sandy told ABC affiliate KSAT on Tuesday.

Ryland’s stepmother, Joann, and her daughters, Brooke Ward, 5, and 7-year-old Emily Garza, were killed in the Nov. 5 attack, the state’s deadliest mass shooting in modern history.

Ryland continues to receive medical treatments after he was shot once in the elbow, twice in the stomach and twice in the leg by a gunman who opened fire at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, where his family members were regular parishioners.

Address for Christmas cards is:

Ryland Ward
PO Box 174
Sutherland Springs, TX 78161

Also reported here: https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2017/12/06/family-affected-by-sutherland-springs-asks-for-christmas-cards-for-5-year-old-survivor

And here: https://www.ksat.com/news/sutherland-springs/how-you-can-help-a-survivor-of-sutherland-springs-shooting-get-his-christmas-wish