We know today that social networks tend to isolate us. But the opposite sometimes happens. This is how in California, a little girl with contagious optimism managed to move those around her to help her in her fight against disability.
She opens a hot chocolate stand to help her parents
Adriana “Adri” Marvella Arias was born with spina bifida, a congenital malformation of the spine that condemns her to a wheelchair. But that doesn’t stop her from moving around on a daily basis, quite the contrary. Determined to help her parents acquire a car adapted for people in wheelchairs, the little girl decided to set up a hot chocolate stand in front of her home. A naive and charming idea to raise a few dollars? Not only that. Because her idea turned into a real gesture of solidarity.
TikTok solidarity around disability
Araceli De La Garza, her mother (and her daily supporter) sees this initiative as an opportunity for support. “I don’t want spina bifida to hold her back or make her think she can’t do anything.” she tells People magazine.
With her daughter, she then made it into TikTok content on January 31, first of all to invite her neighbors to come by for a hot drink. And encourage his daughter. It’s a much broader return that reaches them, the video has gone viral.
It is no longer just the neighbors who make the trip to please the young girl, but thousands of views, likes and shares which follow one another on the mother’s account. And who agree on one point:“Let’s help this mom get the car she needs to take her daughter wherever she wants.” A prize pool is open.
“No dream is too small”
Then the impossible happens: the family is well on its way to purchasing the necessary vehicle. “Thanks to this vehicle equipped with assistance, she can get there easily and gain autonomy.” the parents enthuse.
But more than a car, Adri seems to have obtained much more in this episode: proof that she can do great things: “Our little girl has the power to shake up the community of Fresno and surrounding areas” concludes his mother.
“We hope people understand that no idea or dream is too small and that it’s okay to ask for help” she shares today.