Kirby Evans survived skin cancer. But the doctors were forced to remove one eye and nose. Ten days ago, the manager of a service station-cafeteria asked her to cover her face so as not to disturb the customers of her shop. Shocked, the American sexagenarian's family has chosen to share what she sees as "discrimination". In addition, a participatory pot has been opened to help Kirby Evans pay for his reconstructive surgery.

A 65-year-old American experienced an unpleasant experience a few days ago in South Carolina. A story that has since gone around the world. Kirby Evans stops on October 9 at a service station that also cafeteria Walterboro. He buys donuts and has a drink at the counter. Then he goes to the tables made available to customers.

But there, the manager of the shop calls him and asks him to follow her in his office. "The words that came out of his mouth hurt me a lot , " says Kirby Evans, interviewed by US media KCBY. The manager of the store explains to him, indeed, that his face risks frightening the customers and that he must therefore cover his face if he wants to remain in his trade. "How can a person eat something with the face covered? He replied.

Costly reconstruction surgery

Kirby Evans is used to attracting attention. Seven years ago, he underwent surgery to remove basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer, from his face. The same actress Melanie Griffith knew and spoke about publicly to raise awareness.

But the American sexagenarian did not do as well as the actress. To remove the malignant cells, the doctors were forced to remove his left eye and nose, leaving his face disfigured. Since he does not have enough income, he could not afford reconstruction surgery, he told KCBY.

"My dad can not cover his face with an eye patch," adds his daughter Brandy Evans. That would rub his orbit and the area where his nose was . " Too sensitive areas that must stay in the open and should not be rubbed, she says in a Facebook post where she is indignant at the way his father was treated in this trade.

"I saw tears flow from his eyes"

"My father is the strongest man I know, but as he told me what had happened to him, I saw tears running down his eyes. It hurt to see him hurt like that, " adds Brandy Evans.

The head of the trade defended himself by posting a response message on social networks. "I run a catering business where people eat," she wrote, adding that she had approached the problem with Kirby Evans privately, not in front of clients. "I do not see anything wrong with what I did. He came every day at lunchtime and sat at the food kiosks. I have bills to pay and I work very hard to please my clients. "

Online collection

Kirby Evans said he will never go to this store again. Her daughter has also opened an online collection on GoFundMe to help her father fund her reconstructive surgery costs. And donations flock from all over the world. This Sunday afternoon, the participatory pot in favor of Kirby Evans had reached $ 79,580.