Olympian Maria Andrejczyk auctions off medal to help pay for infant's heart surgery
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Just weeks after winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk sold her medal for $125,000 to help a family from her native Poland pay for their infant's heart surgery.
Last week, Andrejczyk wrote on Facebook that she learned about Miłoszek Małysa, an 8-month-old who has a "serious heart defect" and needs surgery. She said the parents of a child who "didn't make it in time" passed on donations to Małysa. "That's how I also want to help," Andrejczyk wrote. "He's the one I'm auctioning off my silver medal of the Olympic Games."On May 7, health influencer Paul Saladino, M.D.. posted a video to his X account that promoted feeding "raw dairy" to infants. The post received over 90,000 views and sparked strong backlash before it was removed the following day. Saladino regularly advocates for "animal-based" diets featuring raw milk, including on his TikTok channel where he has over half a million followers.
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