Funeral to be YouTube star’s ‘concert’

Family and friends will gather in Sydney’s north on Friday for the funeral of Kristian Anderson, who was made famous by his YouTube tribute to his wife.

His wife Rachel Anderson says his son Cody, aged five, has called the funeral, `Daddy’s Concert’.

“Cody has been calling it, `Daddy’s Concert’, so I guess that is kind of what it will be,” Rachel told Network Seven on Thursday.

Mr Anderson died at Manly Hospital just after 8am (AEDT) on Monday following a two-year fight with bowel cancer.

The funeral for the 36-year-old from Curl Curl will be held on Friday morning at C3 Church at Oxford Falls – the place where the couple met.

Rachel said she had spoken to the couple’s two sons Cody, aged five, and Jakob, three, about what had happened to their father.

“We talked about Daddy living in their hearts forever and that he was going to go to heaven and that he wouldn’t have this body that was sick any more.”

Mr Anderson’s touching YouTube clip, which has received more than 480,000 views, was made as a birthday present for his wife and to thank her for her support after he was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer.

It featured an introduction by New Zealand Prime Minster John Key, because Rachel is a Kiwi, and an appearance from film star Hugh Jackman.

Oprah Winfrey gave the couple $250,000 for medical expenses when she hosted an episode of her show at the Sydney Opera House in January last year.

In his last entry on his blog How the light gets in, posted by his wife after his death, Mr Anderson reflected on his battle with cancer.

“The truth being we’re all broken, we’re all cracked and what so many people see as a fault or a malfunction really is something to be considered useful,” he wrote.

“I’m not sure how much longer I have left but it appears that the physical and medical signs are all pointing to my end.

“Thank you for journeying with me this far. I pray you find the same peace I have.”

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