12/16/2025
Please join us in praying and supporting Joy99 artist, Jason Gray and his son, Jacob during this difficult season. ā¤ļø ~Jeremy & Amanda
When my son Jacob was first diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in 2019, everyone who loved him watched his quiet strength rise to meet the moment. He is a marvel. Though we nearly lost him, he fought his way back and eventually beat cancer. When he rang the bell at the end of treatment, we believed that chapter of his life was behind him. He said that during the fight he hadnāt had space to think about the futureābut now that he was going to live, he was glad to start imagining the rest of his life.
Iām heartbroken to share that Jacobās journey has taken a devastating turn. What began as a āblack eyeā that lingered for monthsānow swollen to the size of a baseballāled to a biopsy confirming that his ALL has returned. The swelling is officially labeled a tumor and has to be seen to be believed.
Jacobās oncologists created a treatment plan leading to a stem cell transplant, but recent labs and a PET scan revealed the cancer has progressed far faster than expected. The original protocol is no longer an option. He was immediately admitted to the Fred Hutch Cancer Center in Seattle, and we now face a kind of medical āChoose Your Own Adventureāātrying different treatments, hoping one will slow the cancer enough to get us back on track for the transplant. Every step is uncertain, Jacob is very sick, and the road ahead is unpredictable and frightening.
Because he can't work, his monthly bills have been weighing on him. When I first set out to create a GoFundMe page a few days ago, it was simply to raise support for Jacobās basic expenses during what we believed would be a month-long hospital stay. But things have changed quickly and we're in a vastly different reality now, with needsāboth current and futureāfar greater than we imagined.
Family is helping with what we can, but the larger challenge will be the mounting medical costs, which... are overwhelming. These āChoose Your Own Adventureā treatments are expensive, with no official roadmap or endingājust a lot of hope, crossed fingers, and prayers that Jacobās body responds to something and we can reach a stable place of healing. And all of this is just for the leukemia; the tumor in his eye canāt be addressed until we reach remission.
So many of you have loved Jacob from a distance and asked about him over the yearsāSo much love, care, and prayers, and many of you even gave financially in his first battle. Thank you...
As he gets back in the ring to go another round, the stakes are even higher. He could use all the love, care, prayers, or financial support you can spare. it would mean the world to himāand to me, and to all who love him. Any support will help lighten his load and allow Jacob to focus on what matters most: fighting for his life and finding his way to healing.
Weāve set an initial goal of $22,000 to help cover Jacobās immediate needs and give him some breathing room during this first phase of treatment. As we learn more about what the road ahead will require, we may adjust the goal to reflect his ongoing medical expenses.
Thank you for anything you can do. GoFundMe link: https://gofund.me/a6551d520
