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Ten-year-old boy raised money selling cakes to pay for his burned-face operation

Joaquín Nahuel is a child who awakened the sensitivity of Argentina for telling in social networks that he would start a cake business to pay for his treatment for burns. His face and various parts of his body were injured after a domestic accident.

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The 10-year-old boy, who comes from a humble family, had the idea of ​​turning to Twitter and Instagram to show his skills and report his case in order to get enough money for the operation.

The campaign was very successful thanks to the support of the local media that bounced the images and got more people to join the crusade.

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Last Monday, the infant was able to confirm on Twitter (@JoaqunNahuel) who reached one of the goals he set for himself when he started selling cakes: “Hello people, I wanted to clarify that the money from the operation, I already collected it, thanks to the people and the cakes that I sold. I thank you all very much ”.

In addition to raising the money, Joaquin Nahuel He was partying because his grandmother had her birthday on the same day that she celebrated a new marriage anniversary.

‘Joaco’ needed to collect $ 2,000 to get four expanders that are inserted under the skin, but they only managed to raise the amount despite organizing a raffle four months ago, where one of the prizes was a cake made by the child.

“As the body grows, the skin grows with it. There will come a time when you cannot move your head: there you will be ready for surgery. The operation is safe, it is not known when “, detailed his mother, Rachel Escobar, in dialogue with Clarín.

According to them, in April 2019, Joaquín and his brother Fabricio were playing next to the embers after a family barbecue, but the infant had the bad idea of ​​using a bottle of alcohol to spray himself, since minutes later he was found burning in calls.

A boy who thinks big

Joaquín’s next goal is to open his own cake shop thanks to his skill in baking: “Now I go to the place and get to make my deliveries thank you very much to all!”, he pointed out in another publication of Twitter.

“I collected the money thanks to my effort and your help. Thank you very much and I send a big hug to all of you “added.

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