A man from South Carolina who has lost his nose and an eye against cancer must cover his face at the restaurant

WALTERBORO, South Carolina –

A community in South Carolina rallied to a cancer survivor who claimed that he had been asked to cover up the face of a restaurant.

Kirby Evans said he regularly attended Forks Pit in Walterboro, but when he went to eat there on Monday, he was caught off guard.

"I felt someone reaching out to take me like this and jerk me off in his office," Evans said.

Evans stated that the person who caught her was working at the restaurant. The employee told him that if he wanted to eat at the restaurant, he should cover his face.

Evans lost his nose and his eyes during a battle against cancer, which he won. He said that the demands of the employee were downright offensive.

"It hurts deep inside me," he says. "I've never been treated like that, never."

Shortly after the incident, Evans' daughter, Brandy, published an article about it on Facebook. He quickly became viral.

"I'm really proud to see everyone gather around him and let him know that he's not forced to hide his scars in combat," Brandy said.

Brandy also stated that the employee involved commented on the position as follows:

"I DID NOT IN ANY CASE TRY TO INJURY YOUR FATHER" and "I HAD NO CHOICE! IT MOVED MY CLIENT."

The incident even resulted in the resignation of one of the restaurant's employees.

"This is my resignation," said Forks employee Brandy Harley. "I'm fed up with this place."

Fortunately, Evans is not as focused on the incident as on the support provided by the rest of his community.

"I tell you what, I did not know that there were so many people who cared, but there are," he says. "They are all over there."

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