His plans to join the Royal Air Force were thrown into turmoil when a check up for his persistent cough resulted in a diagnosis of T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia.
In 2015, while completing his A-Levels and undergoing tests to join the RAF, a two month long cough sent Jaymz, from Shropshire, to the doctors. They discovered an almost 15cm diameter tumour on his lungs, prompting immediate treatment. Jaymz, then 19, had vaguely assumed he would follow his parents footsteps with work, a house, and maybe marriage before kids entered the picture in his late 20s to early 30s.
Jaymz shared: "All of a sudden you're thrust into the 'Oh, damn, do I actually want a family? Am I going to be here to have a family?'" "They're focused on keeping you alive," Jaymz said. "It's cure you first, deal with the aftermath later. Trying to stay positive, Jaymz and his friends would joke about the sperm "on ice" and the "hilarious" awkwardness of having to get a sample to freeze. However, the 26-year-old is under no illusions about his time in the Birmingham Children's Hospital.