UAB dental school resident AJ Fennell took this pic of a white Birmingham during last month’s snowpocalypse. When the image went viral, he decided to use its popularity to raise money for a 34-year-old resident and father of three who’s battling stage 4 lung cancer. A campaign on Fundly, which started with a modest goal of $1,000 has now surpassed $42,000. What Fennell has done for his fellow dental resident sure made us smile. We hope it does the same for you.

Here, Fennell talks about the cause and how you can still help: