Boy of Success Kid Meme Fundraises For Fathers Kidney Transplant
If you've spent time on the Internet, you're probably familiar with the "Success Kid" meme A young baby looking confident with a fist full of sand. As it turns out, memes are real peoplewho face real problems. The child behind "Success Kid" is 8-year-old Sammy Griner, and his father is in need of a kidney transplant. The Griner family recently launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for the medical bills. The family was asking for around 75,000 and has already surpassed that goal. According to ABC News, the site reached about 9,000 in just five days. Currently, funds are at over 86,000 in just a week. , Sammy's mom, Laney Griner, told ABC News that while at first she wasn't happy about a photo from her son at the beach had gone viral, today she's happy it happened. "By now, it's just out there. What am I going to do? At least it's positive," she said. "Without that happening, how much could I get this recognition about my husband's kidney transplant?",