Boy performs music on social media to pay for father’s funeral

A 12-year-old boy performed music on Facebook Live to raise money for funeral expenses of his father, who died of cancer early this month.

Chanadej “Nong Gun” Khiewsen said he had been a street musician since he was five, and the money earned from his performance was paid for his education. 

He was raised by a single father, Chatchai Khiewsen, and had two older brothers and one older sister. The 12-year-old said he wanted to help his father who was doing his best to raise the four children.

After Chatchai was diagnosed with stage four cancer, Nong Gun had performed live on social media so that he can look after him and use crowdfunding to pay for medical expenses. 

His father succumbed to…