Klein HS student prepared to fight after rare cancer returns

KLEIN, Texas -- "I was at work when I got the call, and I collapsed."[br /][br /]Yvette Munoz was not prepared to hear that her son Jacob's cancer was back.[br /][Ads /][br /]"Not only was it in the bone marrow, but in the spinal fluid and brain," Yvette said.[br /][br /]Diagnosed with a rare, aggressive form of leukemia, we first introduced you to Jacob in 2015.[br /][br /]The Klein High School cheerleaders organized a blood drive and students raised funds in his honor.[br /][br /]His family's Facebook page, [b][url HREF="https://www.facebook.com/jacobsfight/" TARGET="new" REL="nofollow"]Jacob's Fight[/url][/b], exploded with support of loved ones and strangers around the world, and then came the miracle.[br /][br /]He rang the bell at Texas Children's Hospital because he was finally cancer-free. When we talked to the Munoz family at our ABC13 Spring Blood Drive, they told us how their hope had turned to healing.[br /][br /]"He was conditioning his body, getting ready for the next football season," said Jacob's grandmother, Delores Mundhenk.[br /][Ads /][br /]Unfortunately, Jacob's condition changed in December. This week, Jacob's grandmother and his mother talked to us at his hospital room..[br /][br /]They are still hopeful, grateful for Jacob's younger brother, Christian, who is a match for a future bone marrow transplant, but Jacob's condition has to improve first.[br /][br /]"We feel like it's a miracle, because he's there and he's willing to save his brother's life," Yvette said.[br /][br /]Jacob wasn't feeling well enough to talk, but they all want to thank the community for giving blood, joining the marrow registry, and more than anything, continuing to pray .[br /][br /]"He's got a lot of courage. He's very brave, and his faith in God is very strong," Delores said.[br /][br /][url HREF="https://abc13.formstack.com/forms/report_a_typo" TARGET="new" REL=""][b]Report a typo to the ABC13 staff[/b][/url]