Video shared on social media of a child reacting to his new glasses has sparked worldwide consideration and obtained greater than 100 million views on TikTok and Instagram.
The newborn’s mother, Stephanie Mazzone-Meyer, posted the video of 1-year-old Liam Frederick making an attempt on his new glasses — and it was clear he appreciated what he was seeing. (See the video on the high of this text.)
Mazzone-Meyer spoke completely to Fox Information Digital concerning the expertise.
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She stated she and her husband had been on a street journey from their residence in New York to Wisconsin on the time the video began getting picked up.
“It slowly began gaining traction on my private Instagram, so on that journey we determined to add the video to TikTok,” she stated.
Child Liam is proven sporting his glasses and fooling around along with his mother, Stephanie Mazzone-Meyer. (Stephanie Mazzone-Meyer)
“I fell asleep throughout that 16-hour automotive journey and woke as much as a whole bunch of hundreds of views and simply hours later we broke 1 million and finally 75 million,” she stated.
To date, the video has been shared by newscasts in quite a few international locations, together with in Italy, Chile, Spain and the Netherlands.
“That is one of the best video I’ve ever seen.”
Mazzone-Meyer stated the feedback she’s obtained have been heartwarming, with some folks commenting, “That is one of the best video I’ve ever seen.”
One other individual commented, “I used to be having a horrible week, after which I noticed the video of your son and it turned my complete day round” — whereas one other stated, “I’m ugly crying at work!”
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Mentioned the mother, “My video has additionally helped different dad and mom give attention to the attention well being of their infants and prioritize an optometrist appointment in the event that they discover one thing could also be off visually or in the event that they discover a cross-eye.”
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She added, “My hope is that Liam can convey pleasure to others — that very same pleasure that he brings to us every single day. He is been by means of a lot throughout his brief time earth-side and he nonetheless manages to offer an enormous smile once you take a look at him.”
Sporting his new glasses, Child Liam is proven sitting on a chair with a doll as he spends a while with household in Wisconsin. (Stephanie Mazzone-Meyer)
She additionally stated, “He radiates goodness. I feel the feedback we obtain every day verify this.”
“He is a very totally different child.”
Mazzone-Meyer stated that since Liam had irregular scans in utero and was born early, his pediatrician and care crew really helpful a slew of exams following his three-week NICU keep; a kind of was an optometrist appointment.
On the first appointment, the infant’s eyes appeared barely farsighted, which was no trigger for concern.
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His doctor selected a follow-up appointment months later — and at the moment, it was decided that he wanted glasses straight away.
Mazzone-Meyer stated Liam has at all times been a smiley child.
Child Liam is proven on his first day of sporting his new glasses. Lastly, stated his mother, “He can see us and the world.” (Stephanie Mazzone-Meyer)
Since her child bought his new spectacles, she observed he’s smiling extra (if that is even attainable), grabbing extra and taking part in extra.
“He is a very totally different child along with his new specs,” Mazzone-Meyer stated.
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“It makes me unhappy he had this unknown difficulty — however now [we’re] so blissful that we caught it, and he can see us and the world.”
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Mazzone-Meyer added, “I feel it is no secret persons are going by means of exhausting occasions throughout America and the world. Liam’s video brings pleasure, happiness and positivity to folks’s day-to-day lives.”
“It makes me unhappy he had this unknown difficulty — however now [we’re] so blissful that we caught it, and he can see us and the world,” the infant’s mother stated. (Stephanie Mazzone-Meyer)
She stated, “Simply watching his video could make the coldest hearts soften.”
