THE CROWD CAME TO MOURN WILL ROBERTS—BUT THEY LEFT REMEMBERING HOW POWERFULLY HE LIVED.

Thousands gathered for one final goodbye, yet the most unforgettable part of the day was not the sorrow. It was the legacy of a young man whose courage, faith, kindness, and unforgettable smile touched more lives than he may ever have known. Will’s journey became a reminder that a meaningful life is not measured only in years, but in the hope we leave inside others. His story is not ending here—it continues through every person he inspired. Please keep the Roberts family in your thoughts and prayers.

An Alabama boy with an extremely rare and aggressive form of bone cancer has completed his second week of experimental treatment after a heartfelt video plea secretly posted to his mother’s Facebook account went viral and captured the attention of President Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz.

Fifteen-year-old Will Roberts recorded the video on April 22 after reaching what his family described as a breaking point in his 16-month battle with stage 4 osteosarcoma. The cancer had already spread throughout his body, eventually leading to the amputation of his leg.

In the emotional plea, Will asked for help accessing DeltaRex-G, a difficult-to-obtain experimental gene therapy that he believed could be his last chance, after conventional therapies and multiple surgeries failed to stop the cancer’s progression.His family said Will recorded the video not only for himself, but to help ease the burden on his mother as she struggled to navigate the situation and to raise awareness for other children facing similar battles — even if the treatment could not save him.

“Hey, this is Will and my mom doesn’t know I’m doing this,” Will said in the Facebook post. “Yall pls share this my mom might be mad but at this point I’m trying to help her in any way I can right now. I need this to reach

After his leg was amputated, doctors reportedly discovered that the cancer had aggressively spread to his bladder, leading to a massive pelvic surgery.

Two doctors eventually told them they had never seen a survivor at Will’s advanced stage, the family said.

Because traditional chemotherapy offered little hope — and with osteosarcoma therapies having remained largely unchanged for decades — the family said they became determined to explore alternative options.

They eventually discovered DeltaRex-G, an experimental tumor-targeted gene therapy that can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to produce one batch, the family said.

According to data from Clinics in Oncology, the therapy has shown relatively mild side effects and has been fast-tracked in countries such as the Philippines.

However, such treatment has faced significant hurdles in the U.S., where it has yet to complete the FDA approval process and remains difficult to access due to limited availability and long waiting lists.

or secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior. So if anybody knows these two, please help me out and get it to them or in touch with my mom.”

After the video went viral, Will and his parents relocated to Santa Monica, California, in early May after he was granted access to the experimental treatment.

“We’ve had two doctors look well in the face and tell him that they’ve never had a survivor at his stage,” Jason Roberts, Will’s father, told Fox News Digital in an interview. “That was enough for me and Brittney to get on the ball and, you know, try to find an alternative treatment.”