81-Year-Old Grandma Plays Minecraft to Fund Grandson’s Cancer Battle
Summary
• Inspired by 81-year-old Minecraft YouTuber Sue Jacquot (“Gramma Crackers”), a coin was launched to help fund her grandson’s cancer treatment.
• The dev transferred full custody of creator rewards to Lynix, putting the family in control of the project’s future.
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The coin Minecraft Grandma Fund (Grandma) was launched on January 14 by @Kimbazxz as a way to support Sue Jacquot, an 81-year-old Minecraft streamer known as “GrammaCrackers.” Jacquot began streaming in 2024 to raise money for her grandson Jack’s cancer treatment, gaining viral attention and building a large following on YouTube. Her story resonated widely, with over $35,000 raised through a GoFundMe campaign.
Kimba launched a coin specifically to help the cause, manually sending all creator rewards to Jack’s GoFundMe. As interest in the coin grew, a post by @SOLxWatcher helped the community identify and reach Jack’s brother, @Lynixity. Once onboarded, he was informed about the coin’s purpose and joined the project.
After verifying the connection through direct messages, Kimba handed full control of the coin and creator rewards to Jack’s family. Lynix, now managing the project, then got Sue to livestream herself playing Minecraft.
Lynix mentioned that their mom was preparing to sell the family house to cover Jack’s treatment. But with the fees from Grandma, that’s no longer necessary.
At the end of a livestream, Sue found out about the creator fees for the first time and got emotional. She hadn’t known the coin was still raising money.
Since the handoff, the coin has raised over $25,000 in creator rewards. After ending her livestream, Sue posted an emotional thank-you video to the community behind the coin.
