Cardinals fan with rare disease inspires entire team
1,045 views · Published 23 March 2016 · 2:22 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Humankind · 2016 · News & Politics
This baseball fan stands 3 feet tall and weighs just 19 pounds. Josiah Viera is a young Cardinals fan diagnosed with the rare aging disease Progeria. But that doesn't stop him from motivating his favorite baseball players during spring training. *********************************************************************************************************************************************** Want even more heartwarming stories?! Subscribe to Humankind's YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/1IrNzUN Like Humankind on Facebook: http://bit.ly/fbhkvids Follow Humankind on Twitter: https://twitter.com/humankindvideos Follow Humankind on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humankindvideos/ *********************************************************************************************************************************************** By Frank Cusumano, KSDK - St. Louis The Cardinals are in the middle of a busy spring training. They are playing games, sending players to the minor leagues and doing a lot of conditioning. They also have a visitor in camp. He stands 3 feet, weighs 19 pounds and is really popular with the team. For more of the story, click here: http://on.ksdk.com/1RA5hfc
