How The Success Kid Ended Up Helping Save His Dad's Life

Back in 2007, a photo of Sammy Griner on a beach went viral after his mum uploaded it to Flickr. Since then the photo has been used in countless memes and the photo would be recognised by Internet-users worldwide.

But Sammy, of course, is no longer a baby. And in 2015, when a personal tragedy struck his family, his Internet fame came in handy. Sammy's dad was in need of a kidney transplant but, living in the US, this would be cripplingly expensive. Sammy's mum launched a GoFundMe campaign to help cover the 75,000 dollars of medical expenses.

Thanks to Sammy's Internet fame, the campaign was a success - they smashed their 75,000 dollar target, raising 101,115 dollars and Sammy's dad got his transplant.