Jackson was first diagnosed with Medulloblastoma, an aggressive pediatric brain tumor, in July 2017. He had craniometry to remove a tumor the size of a lemon on his 5th birthday in 2017. He underwent intensive chemotherapy treatment at Galisano's children's hospital in Syracuse, NY which consisted of 3 rounds of high dose chemotherapy followed by 1 round of stem cell transplant.Jackson's recovery has been incredible. He had to re-learn how to walk and talk again after the first surgery. We did a lot of physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. We'd be up at midnight in the hospital working on his balance and coordination! His recovery has been hard, but he's a fighter. 10 months after his diagnosis, he even started doing Jiu Jitsu again.Unfortunately, after 22 months of remission, and 3 days after returning from his Make-A-Wish trip to Disney World, an MRI scan showed new tumor growth in the same area. We were going for MRI's every 3 months, so we caught the growth early. This time the tumor is the size of a blueberry.His neurosurgeon recommends surgery again, which he will undergo on November 11, 2019. The location of the tumor is expected to result in cerebellar mutism (unable to speak/communicate). The mutism is expected to last a bit longer due to previous trauma. Overall though, the surgery is not expected to be as difficult to recover from as the first one. The same can't be said for his treatments afterward (Radiation/Chemo).Following the surgery, we will then have to travel to Philadelphia to receive proton radiation at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for 2 months (December-January). The plan is for me (Phil) to stay with Jackson at CHOP and my wife (Corrine) will be at home with our daughter Olivia. They will likely come and visit during Christmas and so we can spend it together. He will then come back to Duke Hospital where he will receive chemotherapy treatments.The expenses are unknown at this time. In addition to the deductibles and out of pocket maximums for our insurance, we will also incur travel, lodging, meal, physical therapy, speech therapy, gas, lost wages, and other expenses. We've had numerous people reach out to offer donations, and while our pride makes it difficult to accept charity, we understand that this is a financial burden for our family and people want to help. We've set our goal at about half of what we expect our expenses will be over the next year. With this in mind, this GoFundMe is set up and we humbly thank you in advance for your donations.We have re-opened Jackson's Caring Bridge Journal and will try to keep it updated.