Chinese netizens help boy in US with cancer realize his dream

   Eight-year-old wishes to be famous in China 'before I go to heaven'

    Thousands of Chinese Internet users are involved in efforts to help an 8-year-old, cancer-stricken boy from the United States to realize his dream. Dorian Murray of Westerly, Rhode Island, has been receiving responses from Chinese netizens in recent days.

    Among them are many from Chinese standing on the Great Wall in Beijing and holding signs saying "#D-Strong" and "You are very famous in China." It is Dorian's dream to be famous in China and to see the Great Wall, which he called "kind of a bridge. People walk on it."

    Dorian has been fighting rhabdomyosarcoma, a pediatric cancer, since he was 4. Although the disease had been brought under control after a series of painful treatments, a medical checkup early this month found that cancer cells had spread to the boy's spinal cord and brain. The family decided to halt treatment.

    Dorian then told his father what he wanted before going to heaven. The conversation between the boy and his father was posted on Facebook, where it was shared and commented upon by thousands of Internet users, including many from China.

    Some responded with photos taken at the Great Wall, in which they held signs with words of encouragement. Some left messages beneath the post, saying such things as, "I wish you recover soon", "I will do that for you" and "People in China are delighted to make your dream come true".

    After the post was translated into Chinese and spread on China's social networking platforms, even more people were moved by the boy's story and have taken steps to help fulfill his dream.

    After hearing Dorian's story, Xu Jin, a Beijing resident, drove 70 kilometers to the Juyongguan section of the Great Wall in north Beijing on Tuesday. There, Xu took some photos according to Dorian's wish and bought a model of the Great Wall and souvenir medals on which the boy's name is engraved.

    Xu has asked a friend to upload the photos to Facebook in the hope that Dorian will see them and find some comfort.

    "I just did what a human should do," Xu said. "Let's pray for Dorian."

    A Chinese Internet user named Zhang Heng even made a souvenir badge for the boy that depicts Dorian on the Great Wall.

    After receiving the regards and greetings, Dorian's father, Christopher Murray, said on Facebook on Monday: "A couple of the first photos to come in! The power of social media! More are coming in! Dorian is going to be so pleased! Keep them coming!"

    The father also posted two of the photos, one of which showed Chinese netizens greeting Dorian with a large cardboard sign with encouraging words.

   翻译稿：

    中国网友助美国癌症男孩圆梦

    来自美国罗德岛的男孩多里安·莫里今年只有8岁，却罹患罕见绝症。在生命最后的时光，他的愿望是在中国成为名人。中国网友得知这一消息后，自发开启了一场跨越国界的圆梦行动。

    多里安4岁时被诊断出患有罕见的腺泡型横纹肌肉瘤。4年来，他一直接受放疗和化疗。在近日的一次检查中，医生发现癌细胞已扩散至多里安的脊髓和大脑，家人于是决定放弃治疗。

    多里安向父亲说出了人生最后的愿望，他想在中国成为名人，想到很多人在上面走的那座“桥”上去看一看。父亲知道，多里安说的“桥”，其实是中国的长城。

    多里安的父亲在美国社交平台脸谱上发布了孩子的愿望，希望大家可以帮忙鼓励多里安。故事在网络上引起广泛关注，网友纷纷留言鼓励多里安，其中包括不少中国网友，他们留言说，“希望多里安早日康复”、“我们帮你实现愿望”。

    很快，多里安的故事被翻译成中文，在中国的社交平台上传播开来。更多的中国网友和民众被多里安的愿望打动，决定用实际行动来助他圆梦。不少网友自发来到长城，他们手持“多里安坚强”、“你在中国很有名”的标语拍下一张张照片，发布到网上。徐进也是其中之一。1月12日，这位北京市民驱车70公里来到居庸关长城，按照多里安的愿望，她拍了不少长城的照片，还买了长城的模型和一些刻有长城图案的纪念奖章，在上面写下了多里安的名字。

    徐进请朋友帮忙，将照片上传到脸谱，希望多里安本人能看到照片，得到些安慰。“我只是做了点力所能及的事，”她说，“让我们一起为多里安祈祷。” 网友张恒也用自己的方式表达了对多里安的鼓励和祝福。他制作了一块纪念牌，上面刻有多里安站在长城上的画面。

    收到这些问候和祝福之后，多里安的父亲克里斯托弗·莫里在脸谱上发布了一组中国网友发来的照片，并写道：“第一组来自中国的照片已经收到！感谢社交媒体!感谢中国网友！多里安会非常欣慰的！希望有更多的照片！”