Quaden Bayles who suffered depression after being bullied over his dwarfism has decided to donate USD 475,000 which was raised by US Comedian Brad Williams to Charity instead of going on a trip to Disneyland.
Days ago, Quaden was bullied over his height, went into depression and cried saying, "Give Me a Rope. I want to Kill Myself". Earlier the video of the boy was uploaded by the boy's mother on Facebook.
The video went viral and reached US comedian Brad Williams who started a GoFundMe page that raised USD 475,000. It has to be mentioned that Quaden suffers from achondroplasia, a genetic disorder that results in dwarfism, the same as comedian Brad Williams.
9 year old wanting to commit suicide due to being bullied. 💔💔💔🥺 pic.twitter.com/DysTrmlaiD
— YouDontNeedToKnowMyName (@S11E11B11A) February 20, 2020
Though the funds were meant to send Quaden and his mother to Disney land, they have decided to spend it the other away. "What kid wouldn't want to go to Disneyland, especially if you have lived Quaden's life. To escape to anywhere that is fun that doesn't remind him of his day to day challenges. But my sister said 'you know what, let's get back to the real issue'. This little fella has been bullied. How many suicides, black or white, in our society have happened due to bullying. We want the money to go to community organizations that really need it. They know what the money should be spent on, So as much as we want to go to Disneyland, I think our community would far off benefit from that." Quaden's aunt was quoted as saying by the reports.
The decsion of Quaden's family was appreciated by Tamil Nadu Health Minister Vijaya Baskar on his official Twitter account. His tweet read,"#QuadenBayles you are unique! Your generosity to donate $470,000 to charities tackling childhood #bullying & #suicide shows your greatness. I wish your dreams come true.the world needs beautiful people like you, you are an inspiration!!#quaden #CVB," (sic).
#QuadenBayles you are unique! Your generosity to donate $470,000 to charities tackling childhood #bullying & #suicide shows your greatness. I wish your dreams come true.the world needs beautiful people like you, you are an inspiration!!#quaden #CVB pic.twitter.com/wWV0PFnO9U
— Dr C Vijayabaskar (@Vijayabaskarofl) February 28, 2020
Quaden received plenty of support from popular personalities around the world and one such voice came from National Rugby League (NRL) star Latrell Mitchell who roped the boy into the All-Stars NRL game to boost his confidence. Then, Quaden led NRL at an exhibition match in Queensland against the New Zealand Maori team.
