UPDATE: Comedian Brad Williams Raises Over $200K For Bullied 9-Year-Old With Dwarfism
On Thursday, we shared the heartbreaking video of a 9-year-old boy telling his mother that he wanted to take his own life. The young boy named Quaden Bayles was being bullied at school due to his dwarfism. His brave mother decided to film her son in those tough moments and share it with the public so she could raise awareness about the impact of bullying.
Almost immediately, people around the world rallied together to show love and support to Quaden on social media. As we previously reported, The Indigenous All Stars NRL team has reached out to the family, inviting Quaden to walk them onto the pitch on Saturday. It was said that they will take on New Zealand Maori Kiwis at CBUS Super Stadium on the Gold Coast.
According to updated reports by The Daily Mail, stand-up comedian Brad Williams has raised more than $200,000 (£100,000) to send the sweet Australian boy to Disneyland in hopes of fixing his broken heart. Williams, who has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live as well as The Tonight Show, set up a GoFundMe page for Quaden on Thursday after the boy’s mother shared the video of him on Facebook saying “give me a rope, I want to kill myself.” Williams, who also has dwarfism, explained: “I’m setting up this GoFundMe to let Quaden know that bullying will not be tolerated and that he is a wonderful human being who deserves joy.”
I’ve set up a GoFundMe to send brave Quaden and his mother to Disneyland. Let’s show a bullied kid that he is loved! https://t.co/vGLHQXzO0K
— Brad Williams (@funnybrad) February 20, 2020
As of this Friday, over 9,000 people have already donated to the page and raised a total of $203,000 (£104,000). In addition to all this love, other celebrities and public figures have reached out to Quaden to show their support to him. This includes Hugh Jackman, Eric Trump, and British Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds.
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