A nine-year-old South Carolina boy has made a whopping $6,000 selling lemonade to help cover his sick baby brother’s medical bills.
Despite his young age, Andrew Emery said he wanted to help his parents out financially after his baby brother Dylan was hospitalized with a rare neurological condition.
The young boy set up a lemonade stand at a used truck dealership in his hometown in Greenwood on Saturday and made nearly $6,000 in two hours.
Andrew Emery, a nine-year-old from South Carolina boy, made a whopping $6,000 selling lemonade on Saturday to help cover his sick baby brother’s medical bills
The young boy set up a lemonade stand at a used truck dealership in his hometown in Greenwood on Saturday and made nearly $6,000 in two hours
He sold lemonade and #TeamDylan t-shirts in support of his baby brother.
He raised $5,860 to be added to $1,300 raised at a Friday benefit concert and $5,600 from a GoFundMe site for his brother.
‘I’m gonna spend it on doctor’s bills and stuff and buy him a teddy bear too,’ Andrew told The Index-Journal.
‘I just want to help Dylan. He’s my baby brother.’
The baby boy is currently at a hospital in Pittsburgh after being diagnosed with Krabbe disease – a rare and often lethal neurological condition.
Despite his young age, Andrew said he wanted to help out financially after his brother Dylan was hospitalized with a rare neurological condition. Andrew is pictured above with his dad Matt, his wife Melissa and his siblings
Andrew said he was going to spend the $6,000 on medical bills and buy his baby brother Dylan a teddy bear. Dylan is currently in hospital after being diagnosed with Krabbe disease
Andrew raised $5,860 to be added to $1,300 raised at a Friday benefit concert and $5,600 from a GoFundMe site for his brother
Andrew said he had always wanted to be a big brother and the excitement only built when his father Matt and his wife Melissa announced they were expecting.
‘I wanted her to have a boy. There’s too many girls at home,’ Andrew said.
The elementary school student regularly keeps an eye on his baby brother via Facetime while he remains in the hospital.
He said he has big plans for when Dylan eventually returns back home.
‘I’m going to hug him,’ Andrew said.
A Team Dylan Facebook page has been set up to keep followers up to date with the baby’s progress.
Andrew sold the lemonade with the help of his friends on Saturday in Greenwood
Andrew sold lemonade and #TeamDylan t-shirts in support of his baby brother