Hundreds of people from the Marshville community came together for a parade to honor a sick 4-year-old over the weekend. The little boy, Ryder, was devastated to find out he would not be able to attend the town's Christmas parade on Dec. 15. Ryder's mom, Mandy Dawn, told NBC Charlotte that her son started running a fever about two weeks ago and nobody knew why. At first, doctors diagnosed him with a sinus infection and sent him home.Days later Ryder's doctor's discovered an abscess growing in the back of his throat."We were told that all the antibiotics that he was on would shrink it and he would be fine," Dawn said. Following a CT scan, doctor's discovered the abscess was growing and needed to perform surgery to remove it. Days later, another abscess formed near Ryder's brain.Ryder now receives three IV infusions from home and is pretty much homebound, which means he would have to miss the annual event in his hometown.Dawn took to social media to ask people if they would donate some cars, trucks, and dirt bikes for a parade for her son. Volunteers came out in full force to give Ryder the perfect early Christmas presentDawn said her son was surprised and couldn't believe all of those people would give him his own parade."I was speechless," Dawn said. "I only expected a few cars from friends of mine and I was in tears when I seen just how many people took the time out for my baby. They didn’t know us and didn’t have to do that."Dawn said she will be forever grateful for every single person who participated in the parade."They are all God sent," Dawn said.