It can be scary for a 9-year-old boy to anticipate getting a heart transplant, but luckily for Ethann, he had hundreds of people to cheer him on before the operation.

Ethann is just one of 30 people in the world born with geleophysic dysplasia, a rare skeletal condition typically characterized as a form of dwarfism.

Since the youngster was recently preparing to leave school in order to undergo the transplant for his condition, the entire student population turned out in full force to encourage him.

Hundreds of kids, teachers, and police officers rallied together to throw Ethann a parade before his surgery – and the youngster was understandably delighted.

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