Earlier this month he found out the cancer had returned for a third time – and this time it was terminal.
A fundraiser has now been started by family friend Stuart Drummond, based in Stirling. Joel moved to the Scottish city to be with his girlfriend, after living and growing up in Carlisle.
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Doctors say Joel may only have a matter of months or weeks.
After hearing about the story, grime star Bugzy Malone posted an emotional video on Instagram.
“This video is not about my album, nothing about that. It is about Joel Gray. A while ago someone sent me a video of him receiving a pair of the B Malone trainers and he got upset when he got the trainers,” Bugzy said in the video.