“I want to help people so they don’t have to go to the doctors to fight cancer.”
Those are the words of 7-year-old Vinny, who spent two years growing out his hair just so he could donate it to other kids who are battling cancer.
“Everyone got excited when mom cut the ponytails off. I was happy,” Vinny said after donating 13 inches of his hair.
As you might expect, Vinny went through a season of having to explain the length of his hair to people.
“During that time he was mistaken for a girl many times, but Vinny took it like a champ and was like, ‘Nah, I’m a boy,'” said Vinny’s dad, Jason.
For Vinny, the stares and criticism were worth it to fulfill the only wish he ever wanted to come true:
For the world to be a better place.
What a lofty and selfless pursuit for a little boy whose 2nd-grade peers are more concerned with getting the next cool toy or video game.
Not even the social pressures could stop this kid from serving those in need.
But unfortunately, this story proves that life’s not always fair, as Vinny is now one of those kids in need. He went to the doctor as he started to notice that his “eye was getting heavy.”
It turned out to be a tragic twist of fate for the big-hearted young man.
“It is Stage 4 aggressive cancer,” said Jason.
