8-Year-Old Boy Raises Money to Buy a New Wheelchair for his Best Friend

in #life7 years ago

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Paul Burnett and Kamden Houshan became friends quickly when they first met in Kindergarten. While Other kids focus on Kamden’s Wheelchair and disability, Paul never looks differently at Kamden.

Kamden, 8 who lives in Poway, California comes to Wheelchair because of his tumor in his spinal chord, after having three surgeries to de-bulk the tumor.

Wheelchair gave him a little help while he was paraplegic, but it was too heavy to move comfortable, sometimes it meets with minor accidents when When the boys were visiting a farm on a play date.

Paul looked on in horror as the wheelchair tipped forward and dumped out Kamden. Medical, the state’s Medicare, only pays for a wheelchair once every five years, and the kamden’s family couldn’t afford another chair..

So, Paul thought about helping his friend as Kamden’s family can’t afford a customized wheelchair which is little more expensive.

He recorded a video about this cause and posted a campaign on ‘GOFundMe’ website for $3,900 but within two weeks he raised more than this, and it is $5,750.

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It's always great to read about someone helping another, the world really can be a better place if everyone would just have a little more empathy and love for everyone around. Good on Paul for helping Kamden :)

Good for him taking the initiative