Helping A Friend In Need

Dylan Siegel holds copies of his book. (Photo: David Siegel/ABCNews.com)

Never underestimate the power of friendship.

Jonah Pournazarian, 7, is best friends with Dylan Siegel, 6. Jonah has been diagnosed with glycogen storage disease type 1B , a rare liver disorder that doesn’t have a cure. When Dylan found out, he decided he was going to help his friend by raising money for him. He had an idea of how to raise the money and approached his parents to talk about it.

“We said, ‘Let’s do a lemonade stand, the typical thing,’” David Siegel, Dylan’s dad, told ABCNews.com. “He looked at us and said, ‘I want to write a book.’”

Dylan has handwritten a book simply called Chocolate Bar. After just two months on the market, sales of the book and chocolate bars have reached $30,000 and growing. Dylan's new goal is $1 million. Jonah's parents had actually set up a separate fund which raised $400,000; but now this new idea is on the way to eclipsing that amount.

Everyone has gotten involved with this effort. Whole Foods donated chocolate bars, Barnes and Noble held a book signing and many others are donating via the fundraising effort's Facebook and website.

Here's to you Dylan. And here's to what a true friendship should be.

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