Remember when Dave Chapelle did a skit with the dying children with cancer? Well hopefully Anthony Harrison will get his dream to meet his favorite star before the cancer gets the best of him. Check out Anthony’s story after the jump.
In a series of YouTube videos, 20-year-old Anthony Harrison shares his battle with cancer and his wish to meet Katy Perry before he dies. Harrison explains in his videos that after an ineffective bone-marrow transplant, the doctors told him “there’s not much they can do,†and gave him months to live.
Harrison created a YouTube bucket list that includes activities such as skydiving, taking a helicopter ride and riding in a hot air balloon.
His list also included one very special item: to meet his “celebrity idol,†Katy Perry. Harrison, a musician himself, is a fan of Katy and says that she seems like “a great person overall.â€
The singer’s fanbase, the “Katy Kats†have latched on to the video and used Twitter and Tumblr to send the message to Katy herself.
Katy Perry dedicated tumblr, iheartkatyperry, posted the video (which currently has 12,758 views) and is quickly attracting reblogs.
Reddit user OliverBoj also posted the video to Reddit with the comment “If he’s real, he’ll appreciate the support. If he’s fake, we’ll leave that to 4Chan†— in reference to questions over the video’s authenticity. OliverBoj also posted these photos from Harrison’s Facebook in an effort to substantiate Harrison’s story.
Katy Cats and supporters of Harrison are currently tweeting #KatyMeetAnthony in an attempt to catch the singer’s attention.
