( CNN ) '' Success Kid '' is likely the Internet 's most famous baby . You 've seen him in dozens of memes , fist clenched in a determined look of persevering despite the odds . Success Kid -- now an 8-year-old named Sammy Griner -- needs a little bit of that mojo to rub off on his family . His dad , Justin , needs a kidney transplant . About a week ago , Laney Griner , Justin 's wife and Sammy 's mother , created a GoFundMe campaign with a goal of $ 75,000 to help cover the medical expenses that go along with a kidney transplant . The campaign is already a success . By Wednesday it had topped its goal . Griner told The Daily Dot that her husband was diagnosed with kidney disease in 2006 and suffered complete kidney failure three years later . `` One can only survive with no natural kidney function ... for so long , '' Laney Griner said . `` His energy and mood are affected ; he can no longer work , and he spends 12 hours a week in dialysis clinic . `` Having been on dialysis for this long greatly increases his risks of developing further complications . The only way to save his life is to get a transplant . There 's no other way around that , '' she said . The family does n't know when a kidney might become available . Their GoFundMe page has a link for potential donors . Sammy 's Internet fame began in 2007 when his mom posted a picture of him on a beach with a fist full of sand and a satisfied look on his face . Myspace picked it up , so did Reddit . The rest is Internet history . Success just seems to run in some families .
The GoFundMe campaign has already topped its $ 75,000 goal . A post shared by Michael Jackson (@michaeljackson) on Oct 12, 2017 at 8:53am PDT