HOUSTON (KTRK) —
On Monday, Jacob Munoz tossed a football to his father in the front backyard of The family’s Spring home.
For Jacob and his parents, it was not anything short of a miracle.
A year ago, the then-13-year-old was sick to his stomach and had an excruciating headache. Just what an first diagnosis suggested was a migrane, was something much much more serious.
After 3 days of physician and ER visits, Jacob was diagnosed along with a rare type of leukemia. Intense therapy and treatment reasonable the as soon as energetic middle school football and basketball gamer to one that can barely stand. Considerably of that year was invested in hospitals, along with his parents willing him or her to fight and live.
The Klein school community turned out in pressure for Jacob, hosting blood steers and dedicating football games to him.
That is why last Friday, Yvette Munoz’s globe did a 180-degree shift.
“The lab outcomes came spine and I was told Jacob had no cancer cells,” she said.
She posted an image of her son on Facebook, holding a hand-lettered authorize that read, “I am cancer free. Thank you Jesus.”
Along along with the story, the information has actually generated hundreds of thousands of shares, likes and comments.
“I hope to allow people understand that there’s hope. Cancer is not a death sentence,” Munoz said. “And a lot of of all, God hears our prayers.”
The prayer chain, she said, was global. It went from the US, to Europe, to India and factors in between.
Jacob will certainly still have actually to have actually spinal taps a number of times a year, to monitor for indications of cancer cells. He still has actually a port in his chest in case much more chemotherapy could be required.
His parents notice every one of that as temporary.
The family attends a Klein-location Evangelical church. Sunday night, Munoz gave her testimony prior to the congregation, and was stunned once her son opened his arms to hug her in front of the crowd. He’s a normal teenage boy, attempting to assert his independence, however this has actually changed him, and his family.
“Good,” is the method he said he felt Monday. He’s shy and soft-spoken however he did have actually a message he desired to share: “Never ever provide up and preserve fighting,” he answered.
His parents believe it’s a highly effective message.
Munoz wishes to speak at various other churches, to allow people know, whatever their burden, there is hope. She additionally has actually a schedule in mind.
“I’m currently have actually a title: ‘Tragedy and Triumph,'” she said.
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