Now here’s a story that warmed our heart today.
Brenda Vaden took to Instagram to thank rapper Fetty Wap for inspiring her son and giving him the courage to not wear his prosthetic eye.
Her son, Jaden, lost his eye when he was one year old due to Retinoblastoma, a cancer of the eye.
In her post, she explains that Jayden had his eye removed shortly after his first birthday and has worn a prosthetic eye ever since — that is, until he saw Fetty Wap.
“Jayden, let it be known, is a Fetty Wap fan, a real fan, not like me ha! Well, today, after weeks of asking, Jayden is venturing the world without his prosthetic,” she wrote. “I of course am a wreck because this world can be cruel, but so proud of our Boogies. This young rapper unknowingly gave Jayden something we weren’t able to give him-the confidence to be different- and I am grateful to him. Thanks to Fetty Wap for saying F the world this is me, and for helping make our baby boy just a little more remarkable than he already is. And we’ll be purchasing his album, a small thank you to him for changing Jayden’s life forever.”
You can read her entire message below.
(Warning: long sentimental post ahead) Today I am forever thankful to a young man named Willie Maxwell aka Fetty Wap. While his music is catchy (not always agree with his lyrics but hey who am I to judge…), I’m not necessarily his fan (although Trap Queen is my jam), BUT today I’m his biggest fan. Many close friends, and of course our family know that Jayden was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma at the age of 1. In result of that he had his right eye removed 2 weeks after his 1st bday. He’s worn a prosthetic eye since then. He has always been terrified of taking it out and would not be caught without it…and then comes along Fetty Wap… Similar to Jayden he lost an eye at a young age and along the way he decided that he didn’t want to wear his prosthetic eye anymore, so he stopped. Jayden, let it be known, is a Fetty Wap fan, a real fan, not like me ha! Well, today, after weeks of asking, Jayden is venturing the world without his prosthetic. I of course am a wreck because this world can be cruel, but so proud of our Boogies. This young rapper unknowingly gave Jayden something we weren’t able to give him-the confidence to be different- and I am grateful to him. Thanks to Fetty Wap for saying F the world this is me, and for helping make our baby boy just a little more remarkable than he already is. And we’ll be purchasing his album, a small thank you to him for changing Jayden’s life forever. #oneeyeandawesome #jaydenismyhero #thankyoufettywap @fettywap1738
Fetty responded to her post with more words of encouragement for Jayden and his mom, saying: “All I wanna do is show ppl that it’s not how you look or what you see it’s how you see it and what you’re looking for from yourself.”
You go, Jayden!
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