Parents looking to get dying boy home after last-ditch effort fails
A Phillipsburg, New Jersey, family is fighting time in an effort to bring home their terminally ill son.
Jacob Grecco, 8, has a glioblastoma. That's an incurable type of brain tumor.
He was first diagnosed last July.
Jacob's father, Michael, says his son is a fighter.
But in late May and early June, Jacob's condition took a turn for the worse.
Jacob's family asked the community for and got around $20,000.
His mother took him to Germany for a last-ditch effort at treatment.
But the cancer is taking its toll.
"It was on Saturday they told us he could go any second and he's still fighting along. We think that's because he's waiting to say good-bye to his brothers," said Jacob's father, Michael.
Jacob's family says it could cost anywhere from $58,000-$85,000 for a special medical flight home.
Commercial airlines don't allow patients in Jacob's condition to fly.
If you'd like to help, you can check out Jacob's website and Facebook support pages.
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