US EditionAlabama Teen's Viral Plea for Experimental Cancer Drug Sparks National Outpouring of Support
The 15-year-old has battled stage four osteosarcoma for nearly a year and a half, and treatment would require three weeks in California, his parents said.
- On Thursday, April 23, 2026, 15-year-old Alabama resident Will Roberts posted a video on his mother's Facebook page pleading for access to an experimental cancer drug, drawing more than 3 million views.
- Battling stage 4 osteosarcoma since January 2025, Will and his family exhausted standard treatments before researching DeltaRex-G, an experimental drug that offered potential hope when conventional options failed.
- The video gained traction rapidly, catching lawmakers' attention as Roberts urged viewers to share his plea with President Donald Trump and United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino confirmed the administration is "now tracking" the case, while Dr. Mehmet Oz personally contacted the family and DeltaRex-G developers in Santa Monica, California.
- The family is preparing to travel to California for potential treatment as Roberts expressed hope that his advocacy could help other children, saying "if this can help other kids with cancer, I would love to help in any way I can.
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'I want my life': Trump, RFK Jr., Mehmet Oz working to save teen with aggressive cancer * WorldNetDaily * by Jim Hoft, The Gateway Pundit
Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz joins President Donald Trump at a news conference in the White House on Monday, May 12, 2025 President Donald Trump is now personally involved in a life-or-death fight to save 15-year-old Will Roberts of Alabama, battling an aggressive and often fatal form of bone cancer. Will Roberts of Alabama is now in the fight of his young life against stage 4 osteosarcoma, an aggressive bone cancer that ha…
'We see and hear you': Trump Team answers cancer-stricken boy's viral plea for life saving drug · American Wire News
A critically ill 15-year-old boy took a risk, and it’s paying off bigly. Young Will from Alabama “took the bull by the horns” as his mother would later say to use the power of social media in a plea to access a new drug to fight the bone cancer that spread through his body and already took part of his leg. “My chemos are just not working,” Will said of the cancer he’s been fighting since January 2025. He went on to explain that he and his family…
'I'm terrified': Tuscaloosa County teen’s viral plea for life-saving medicine gets millions of views
Already logged into his mother’s Facebook account on his phone, Will Roberts posted a video asking for help and urging people to share his story, hoping it would get to President Donald Trump and United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
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