THE GERBER BOY

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Serialization of Neil’s Internationally Distributed Novel (Rust On My Soul) (Published by Bridge Press (1985) is available on his blog Wyrick’s Writings.

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It was 1975 and a little child was born. The name Raymond Dunn, Jr. was duly recorded on his birth certificate.

Most births are routine. His wasn’t. The Associated Press reports that at his birth he suffered a skull fracture and oxygen deprivation that caused severe retardation.

With the passing of time things only grew worse. Up to twenty seizures per day twisted his body causing severe and relentless pain. He was mute, blind and immobile.

He had allergies so severe that his body could handle only one food; a meat-based formula made by Gerber Foods.

But in 1985, Gerber stopped making the formula. His mother scoured the country to buy up all the cans any stores had in stock.

In 1990 the cupboard was bare. Raymond could not long survive.

She took her problem to Gerber and the employees of the company listened. Soon hundreds of volunteers willingly gave hundreds of hours to resurrect old equipment, set up production lines and obtain special approval from the USDA to produce the formula.

Five years later, in 1995 Raymond Dunn, Jr. known as the Gerber boy, died from his physical problems.
But during his brief lifetime he called forth an overflow of compassion from a collection of folk who saw their destiny of little things…and did it.

Philippians 2:3 – “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.”
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