Yet not every gift had to go back.

But rather than sympathizing with the poignancy of his situation, many Facebook users mocked his handwritten ad offering a ‘pair of hearing aids for sale or trade for a good vehicle.’ Many, but not all.

‘I just pounded on doors, getting people out, trying to work through a language barrier.’

The smiles soon turn to tears as he tries the glasses on and stares around them room.

‘When he was in LA, this was a place he called home.’

‘I just had a feeling he would be accepted. He had all the qualifications.’

‘I don’t like the phone because my parents are on it every day.’

For an infant that young, it seemed like a death sentence.

Nearby response crews leapt into action as soon as they received the distress call.

‘I wanted to quit. But then I thought, “I have gone too far. I can’t quit right now.”‘