Heartbreaking video of bullied nine-year-old goes viral, is met with outpouring of support
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A 9-year-old who took the internet by storm after a viral video is now getting an experience of a lifetime.
Quaden, born with Achondroplasia, which is a form of dwarfism has been facing on-going bullying and has tried to commit suicide several times according to his mother.
To brighten his day and to show support Brad Williams, an American stand-up comedian and actor, raised money to help send Quaden and his mother who resides in Australia to visit the most magical place on earth, Disney Land.
In the video, the mother says Quaden was born with Achondroplasia, which is a form of dwarfism.
“I’ve just picked up my son from school, witnessed a bullying episode, rang the principal, and I want people [to] know, parents, educators teachers, this is the effects that bullying has, this is what bullying does,” Bayles is heard saying in the background of the video.
This makes me sick. I’ve been trying to get in touch with this family. If any of my Austrialian fans know this family. Please tell this wonderful boy that he has me and an army of friends all over the world that support him.
— Brad Williams (@funnybrad) February 20, 2020
https://t.co/C860H7kfkS
“This makes me sick. I’ve been trying to get in touch with this family. If any of my Australian fans know this family. Please tell this wonderful boy that he has me and an army of friends all over the world that support him,” Williams wrote on Twitter.
The fundraiser raised over $220,000 within just a few hours. The original goal was set for $10,000.
See the original video:
https://www.facebook.com/yarraka/videos/10163099957440693/
The video has been viewed over 20 million times and received more than thousands of likes, dozens of people from across the world posted response videos and photos, telling Quaden how special he is.
See the inspiring post below:
https://twitter.com/TurnbullVanessa/status/1230315117599870977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1230315117599870977&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wbrz.com%2Fnews%2Fheartbreaking-video-of-bullied-nine-year-old-goes-viral-is-met-with-outpouring-of-support%2F
The Indigenous #NRLAllStars are behind you Quaden! 👊🏽❤️ pic.twitter.com/52RLy8SrSd
— NRL (@NRL) February 20, 2020
