An Australian woman is attempting to raise $300,000 in order to cryogenically preserve her 13-year-old son's body following his suicide.
Clare McCann posted a GoFundMe page on May 25, explaining that her tween son, Atreya McCann, killed himself on May 23 following extreme bullying.
She wrote, "My 13-year-old son tragically took his own life after months of brutal bullying at a NSW [New South Wales] public school. I'm urgently raising $300,000 to cryogenically preserve his body within the next 7 days -- or the opportunity for him to live again will be lost forever."
Cryopreservation is the process of freezing a body with the assumption that one day it will be able to be medically revived.
Introducing herself as a filmmaker, journalist and mother, McCann shared that she "begged the school, the Department of Education, and Children's Services to intervene," declaring, "I have medical records, psychologist reports, a formal PTSD diagnosis from his doctor, and emails proving I raised the alarm repeatedly. But nothing was done. No one stepped in. And now, my beautiful boy is gone."
Emphasizing the dire conditions, McCann wrote, "We only have one chance left to cryogenically preserve his body within the next 7 days. If we miss this window, we lose the chance for any future revival that science may offer. This is about hope and justice. Refusing to let my son's story end in silence."
McCann provided an overview of where the money would go, listing, "Immediate cryopreservation and legal transportation, required medical and legal services for the procedure, [and] a trust in his name to protect his legacy."
She noted that if the target goal was exceeded, the remaining funds would go toward "a national campaign for anti-bullying education and reform, Legal action against the institutions that failed him, [and] Support for other families impacted by systemic negligence."
"I am a public figure with a national platform, and I will use every resource I have to make sure this never happens again," McCann implored. "Not just to my son, but to any other child failed by this system."
She concluded, "Please help us preserve our beloved Atreyu and give his life the dignity and future that his school stole from him. Share this campaign. Tell his story. And stand with us. We only have 7 days. Please act now."
As of May 26, the GoFundMe has raised just short of $5,000.
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