Homeless Viral Video Star Gets Life-Changing Makeover

Every day, 51-year-old Donald Gould plays one of the seven pianos placed in the city by the Sarasota Keys project. A passer-by posted a video of him playing the piano on Facebook, and in the past week it has received millions of views. Donald is that good.

Donald is also a former Marine who has led a life of hardship and adversity. His wife died in 1998. Child services took his son away from him because of his drug addiction. He's been living on the streets for the past seven years. Now, a kindhearted team of strangers has gotten together to give Donald a chance for a new beginning in the form of a complete makeover. With a new wardrobe and his first haircut and shave in 15 months, Donald looks like a new man. His reaction to the act of kindness left a lump in my throat. And the best part? He's since received paying gig playing piano at a local restaurant!

Though he wanted to pursue a career in music teaching before he fell on hard time, Donald's dreams go way beyond music. He hopes and prays that one day he'll reunite with his estranged son. “There’s not a day that’s gone by since they took him from me that I haven’t thought about him. He turned 18 last August 24," he says. "I wish he would come and find me." Hopefully, Donald's recent rise to viral video stardom, along with his heartwarming makeover, will bring father and son back together again.

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