What is the story about?
In a heartwarming story that has been making the rounds on social media, an 81-year-old grandmother has started her own gaming YouTube channel where she
plays Minecraft. The emotional twist is that she is not doing this for fun, but to earn revenue through her channel to help cover the chemotherapy expenses of her 17-year-old grandson, who has cancer. The story was shared on Instagram by a popular trending page, Pubity. The video was captioned, “An 81-year-old grandmother has turned Minecraft into something far bigger than a game. After spending long days at the hospital with her 17-year-old grandson during his cancer treatments, she decided to learn the game he loved so they could escape the stress together.”
The caption further read, “That simple idea led her to start a YouTube channel, where viewers instantly connected with her warmth, humor, and determination. Her videos took off, and she’s now earned more than $35,000, money she’s putting directly toward his medical bills.”
One video posted by Pubity shows the grandmother playing the game during a live stream, where she explains, “My grandson Jack, he has been in hardcore chemo for well over a year, and the expenses that have accrued over all of this time that’s not covered by insurance—this is something my family is trying to address, and so this is where the money will go from this channel.”
Her YouTube channel is called @GrammaCrackers. She has over 1,80,000 subscribers and has uploaded 11 videos so far.
The story has melted hearts online, while also raising questions and concerns about healthcare.
One user wrote, “This is so precious :) Hope her grandson heals soon.” One more commented, “I know the gaming community will come through so her grandson can soon play too.”
Another critically noted, “This is what society has come to. An old woman has to play games to save the life of someone she loves.” Many more reactions continue to pour in online.
