Last week, mother of Quaden Bayles, a boy with dwarfism posted a video of his son saying he wanted to commit suicide as he was being bullied for his condition. The video went viral and ended up generating a lot of support for Quaden.
Comedian Brad Williams started a GoFundMe page that eventually raised USD 475,000. Celebrities including Hugh Jackman and NBA player Enes Kanter send out messages of encouragement to Quaden.
Quaden suffers from achondroplasia, a genetic disorder that results in dwarfism, same as comedian Brad Williams.
After the video was watched by millions around the world, was invited by The National Rugby League's Indigenous All Stars team, an indigenous rugby league team at an exhibition match in Queensland against the New Zealand Maori team.
Now, Quaden and his mother, Yarraka Bayles, wants to return the good done unto them by donating the money they received to charities than using it for a trip to Disneyland.
Quaden's aunt said, "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 organisations 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."
When posting the heart-wrenching video in which Quaden says he wants to die, Quaden's mother is heard saying, "I've just picked my son up from school, witnessed a bullying episode, rang the principal, and I want people to know - parents, educators, teachers - this is the effect that bullying has." "I've got a son that is suicidal almost every single day," she says in the video.
