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Worldwide responses. [Photo from screen shot on facebook]

Dorian Murray, a 7-year-old boy from Westerly, Connecticut, who sadly has stage-four cancer, made a final wish to his father on January 11, 2015. Dorian's wish was he could be famous in China. Thousands from China and the rest of the world have responded with pictures of themselves and the hashtag 'D-strong' to show their support.

Dorian was diagnosed with stage-4 rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), a cancer that largely affects young children, in 2012 when he was four years old. Despite chemotherapy and a brief remission, Dorian's cancer returned in late December 2014.

Through the Facebook page 'Praying for Dorian,' Dorian is seen filling his time happily surrounded by family and friends and generating awareness for the illness. A wish detailed in a post from Dorian's Facebook does show that Dorian has one of his wishes granted in his life time – the wish that he can be famous in the world, and specifically in China.

In the post, that was shared thousands of times, Dorian told his dad that he would like to be famous in China. Asked why, Dorian explains 'Because they have that bridge,' meaning the Great Wall. Dorian's father tells him that maybe he is famous in China.

The Facebook post asks for anyone in China or with friends in China or other countries to send pictures of themselves holding up #D-strong signs ('D-strong' meaning 'Dorian be strong')

Since the post was put up on January 11, #D-strong has spread throughout the social-media sphere, even making its way to China as intended, with many people on Weibo and WeChat sharing pictures of themselves holding up signs of support for the young boy.

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