Images conquered the heart -warming moment, a cute blind boy who lost everything in the devastating forest fires in California, a drum kit was donated by a famous musician.
A world-famous drummer for Bruno Mars, Eric Hernandez, stepped in to help Grayson Roberts, a 10-year-old boy who lost his cherished drum kit in the devastating Eaton Fire earlier this month.
Grayson and his family were forced to flee their Altadena house on January 7, while the devastating fire flooded their neighborhood.
The family – including Grayson, are two brothers and mother Terica Roberts – came to safety, but their house was completely destroyed.
While they escaped their lives, they lost everything else – including Grayson's beloved drums.
“When I walked out the door, the fire was exactly there,” Grayson's older brother Gavin told KTLA.
“You could see it from the mountains, and it just blown to our house.”
But after hearing the tragic story, Eric Hernandez – the drummer and brother of Bruno Mars – stepped in to make things right for the young musician.
A world famous drummer for Bruno Mars, Eric Hernandez (photo), stepped in to help Grayson Roberts, a 10-year-old boy who lost his cherished drum kit earlier this month in the devastating fire
In a heart -warming moment surprised by Ktla's cameras, Hernandez Grayson surprised with a brand new drum kit
In a heart -warming moment surprised by Ktla's cameras, Hernandez Grayson surprised with a brand new drum kit.
'Hello, Grayson. My name is Eric Hernandez. Just like you, I am a musician like you, “he told Grayson.
“I saw John's story about you last Friday night, and it touched me. The first photo of you was behind a drum set.
'It touched me so much and to see all the adversity you have experienced and to see you losing at home, it gave me the feeling that I had to get you. So I brought you a drum set. '
Hernandez Signed Grayson's bass drum and wrote: “To Grayson, so you can keep the beat alive!”
“To be honest, I am blessed and happy that I met you,” Hernandez told Grayson. “I look forward to keeping the beat, man.”
Grayson, who was born with a rare eye condition that blindly let him stand, never let obstacles stand in the way.
In addition to his skills on the drum set, he has helped to raise money for other children with disabilities.
Hernandez Signed Grayson's bass drum and wrote: 'To Grayson, so that you can keep the beat alive'
The family – including Grayson, are two brothers and mother Terica Roberts – came to safety, but their house was completely destroyed
Last year he made the headlines when he collaborated with one of the world's largest mobility companies to deliver more than 150 support sticks to blind and visually disabled people in Ghana.
He also helped to collect thousands of dollars for others with disabilities.
The Eaton fire aroused destruction earlier this month and at the same time another fire wiped through the Ritzy famous enclave of Pacific Palisades and the coast of Malibu.
In total, the different LA fires destroyed around 40,000 hectares of Prime Real Estate and at least 28 people died.
