"Child meme" saves his father's life thanks to his fame

Sure you remember the meme of the "successful child," the one who circled the world and who still, every once in a while, keeps circling around. Let's see it again: This photograph on the beach, with the clenched fist and a great attitude of a little boy of just four years became viral in 2010. But what we did not know, is that just a year before, in 2009, after some years of suffering from the kidneys, Justin Griner, his father, finally had to be on dialysis as the only way to stay alive. The situation was complicated, and by 2012 he was notified that he needed a transplant, otherwise the risk of dying was high. To raise enough money and perform the transplant operation, the family started a campaign on GoFundMe, which would look like any other; However, when people found out that it was the father of the little meme, they immediately started donating. And in a matter of days, they raised $ 100,000, bringing Justin to have the kidneys he needed by 2015, thanks to the popularity of his son, now 10 years old. Sam, the name of this popular boy-meme, said he was very happy that his fame could help to get the money so that his father was in good health; However, has stated that this issue of popularity does not really interest him, and recently rejected a stake in television. But that does not mean that he is denied a real opportunity, as long as it is for the right reasons: "I do not want to be shown on television just because of photography." "I'm very happy to be famous, because I like that it pleases that people like it. I like people to feel happy if they are sad. I'm very happy to have my dad with me yet. "

• 2017-04-22T15:28:19+00:00
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