Financial Support for Jacob and His Family

Jacob and His wife Hailee have two children, Rilee 9, and Gabe 3. A loving young family who attend Life Giving Church in Westerville OH.

Their lives took a major turn earlier this year, when Jacob discovered a mass underneath his tongue. The beginning of June marked his first surgery to remove the tumor. The biopsy tested positive for cancer; Squamous cell Carcinoma. Additionally, it had already spread to his lymph nodes in his neck. At that point, the hospital who had done his first initial procedure (Ohio Health) did not feel comfortable doing the next steps that Jacob needed for his care. Jacob was sent to The James at OSU, where he really met the brutal truth of the severity of his condition. On July 21st Jacob had a bi lateral neck dissection performed where they removed 85 lymph nodes; 5 tested positive for cancer.

When Jacob had his initial Surgery to remove the mass under his tongue, parts of his tongue were removed. Muscle and a skin graft were taken from his forearm in order to reconstruct his tongue. Jacob spent 4 weeks in the hospital recovering after these procedures. Another procedure performed was a tracheotomy, recovery time was approximately 3 weeks. He is currently on extensive treatments of Chemo and Radiation. Jacob has been told it will be a minimum of 6 months before he is able to return to work, and his medical bills continue to rise. Jacob’s wife, Hailee, is currently working full time and attending school, but the weight of the situation is too much for them to bear alone.

Please consider joining us, by financially helping this family through this terrible situation. While we can not take away the physical pain and burden, we can help give this couple and their children as much financial security as possible while they fight together.