+ September 2015: Zach’s fund hits $1 million. + May 2014: Zach’s mom Laura releases her book, “Fly a Little Higher,” detailing her family’s experience during Zach’s battle with osteosarcoma. + June: The Sobiech’s meet with osteosarcoma researchers for the first time and present $500K raised through Zach’s music and donations to the Zach Sobiech Osteosarcoma Fund. Later that week, Zach’s fans pushed “Clouds” up to #1 on iTunes. + May: Zach passes away from osteosarcoma, surrounded by his family and friends. + February: Justin Baldoni and his company, Wayfarer Entertainment, spend a week with the Sobiech family to film a documentary called Meet Zach Sobiech: My Last Days + December: “Clouds” is played on the radio for the first time and the video goes viral, garnering over 2 million hits by New Year. + November: The Zach Sobiech Osteosarcoma Fund is established at Children’s Cancer Research Fund.
#SOMEONE SITTING ON CLOUDS SERIES#
+ September: Zach decided to write a series of songs to say goodbye to friends and family, the most famous of which is “Clouds.” + July: Zach did an interview for KS95 for Kids, which helped raise awareness for Children’s Cancer Research Fund. Zach and his family were told that he had between 6 months and a year to live. + June: Doctors found the cancer had spread to Zach’s pelvis and lungs. + March: Zach’s family travels to Rome, Lourdes and Paris. + December: Zach began protocol chemotherapy for osteosarcoma at University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital. + Summer: Zach is diagnosed with osteosarcoma at 14 years old.