Family Of Stricken Lacey High School Teen Needs Your Help

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ - Joseph Serrano always has a smile and a hello for whoever he meets. He's a National Honor Society student at Lacey Township High School. Joe served as president of Interact, a community service club at his school, an officer in his student government, and was a part of his school's STEM program.

And now Joe and his family need your help.

The teen was admitted to the hospital just a few days before his graduation and was diagnosed with a brain tumor the size of a golf ball. A gofundme site entitled "Love for Joseph" has been established to help his parents, Dave and Lauren Serrano, to help with medical and other bills.

Joe had been suffering from constant headaches and nausea for most of his senior year, but it wasn't until he started experience double vision that he went to the doctor, the gofundme site states.

The surgery on Monday was supposed to take eight hours. It lasted 13 hours and Joe had to be taken back into surgery after he hemorrhaged. He spent a total of 18 hours in surgery.

"Recovery is a long process and although Joe is healing remarkably fast, he is still not 100 percent," the post states. "Not only that, but medical bills are adding up and so are the normal monthly bills. Joe's parents, Dave and Lauren Serrano, have been taking shifts sleeping with him at the hospital while the other takes care of their 3 other children at home. They are a single income household and Dave is running out of sick days."

Joe is hoping to become a doctor and dreams of making a difference in the world.

"Joe strives to help others, but right now, he needs your help," the post states. Please join hands in helping the Serrano family during their time of need! Remember every donation helps, no matter how small."

To donate, click here.

As of Tuesday afternoon, $6,384 of the $30,000 goal had been raised. The gofundme page was just set up on Monday night by Julie Keenan.

Photo: Courtesy of gofundme, a Patch promotional partner.