Sarah Silverman responds to troll by befriending him and paying for his medical treatment

We could all use a bit of happy news, right? Well, we’ve got some. Last week the well known (and sometimes crude and always blunt) comedian Sarah Silverman was subjected to a bit of sexism and harassment on Twitter and how she responded was brilliant.

Silverman had just tweeted about honestly trying to understand Trump supporters and got a rather disgusting response from a Twitter follower (which you can see below) but what’s most amazing is how she handled it:

Cunt
— Jeremy jamrozy (@jeremy_jamrozy) December 29, 2017

At this point, Silverman had two options: respond in kind or respond in love. What happened next is proof that love always wins:

I can’t choose love. A man that resembles Kevin spacey took that away when I was 8. I can’t find peace if I could find that guy who ripped my body who stripped my innocence I’d kill him. He fucked me up and I’m poor so its hard to get help.
— Jeremy jamrozy (@jeremy_jamrozy) December 29, 2017

I can’t imagine your rage. Just reading that makes me want to do bad things. Stand by
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) December 29, 2017

The two continued their conversation with Silverman eventually asking Jamrozy if he was using heroin. Thankfully, he responded, no. She went on to recommend a support group:

I will go. But I trust no one I’ve been burned so many times. I’d give the shirt off my back and everytime I get burned. I’m super antisocial. I have no friends. I’m sorry I gave u shit.
— Jeremy jamrozy (@jeremy_jamrozy) December 29, 2017

Dood I don’t care. I’m fine. I see something in you. My gut tells me you could have a great life. My shrink says we don’t get what we want, we get what we think we deserve. I’m telling you, you deserve so much more than you know.
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) December 29, 2017

See? “I’m sorry I gave u shit.” Love always wins. Always. That doesn’t mean that life is easy or people are always nice but it does mean you can sleep at night and you’ve done what’s right. (And let me tell you, I get it. I get called the C word on a daily basis on Facebook. In fact, I did a video not too long ago where I read all the tweets, “Mean Tweet” style!)

And you could tell Silverman saw a glimmer of hope in the man. She had totally disarmed him by learning about his hurts and responding in kindness:

Im so psyched you’ll go. KEEP ME POSTED. Don’t give up on yourself. Be brave enough to risk getting burned. It’s what happens when u fight for yourself. But it’s worth it. I promise.
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) December 29, 2017

But that wasn’t enough, she kept going. She used her 12 million Twitter followers and “financial power to find back specialists in San Antonio, Texas, where Jamrozy lives, to treat his slipped disks.” ¹She even offered to pay his entire bill:

Yo SAN ANTONIO! Any kickass back/neck care specialists willing 2 help my friend @jeremy_jamrozy He has several slipped discs, no insurance, & can’t work bc of severe pain. Let’s get him back on his feet!! Who’s in?
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) December 29, 2017

Within minutes, she had responses from clinics willing to help her new friend Jamrozy and one week later, Jamrozy was able to get an MRI (he had five herniated discs).