Cuppycake Sam

OMG, I am absolutely in love w/ this little boy! Thank you Katy Perry for putting him on your blog (she loves him too) so I could find him. <3

Cuppy Cake Sam
Nine-year-old

Sam skyrocketed to Internet fame for his adorable rendition of the
“cuppy cake song.” But what started as a lighthearted skit that his
sister posted for fun soon became a source of cruelty and pain.
Mean-spirited comments poured in taunting the boy that he was obscenely obese. When Sam read the comments, he was heartbroken. What the vicious critics failed to realize is that Sam suffers from a rare and debilitating kidney disease called IGM nephropathy.

The disease causes Sam’s immune system to attack his kidneys, so to combat it, he has been on steroids for the last six years. One of the most common side-effects of steroids is a moon-shaped face, weight gain and stunted growth.

Sam and his mother, Angie, turn to Dr. Jim for help, who suggests there might be some alternative treatments for Sam that would allow him to decrease or cease the amount of steroids he’s consuming.

When asked what Sam would like to say to his critics, he replies, “Don’t judge people before you get to know them. Because if you judge them before you get to know them, you’ll feel really bad later.”