Florida born baby, Jaxon Emmet Buel defied the odds as he celebrated his first birthday last August in spite of being born without a large part of his skull and brain.
"The very first memory I have of Jaxon is I heard a real faint cry. It instantly choked me up. They brought him over and that was the very first time I got to see him," recalled his dad Brandon in his interview with Today.
Young couple Brandon and Brittany Buell, were told that their baby wouldn't be able to survive - he was given two weeks to live upon Brittany giving birth, due to his rare condition called microhydranencephaly, a severe brain malformation that remains to be incurable.
Brandon Buell, shared their status post in Facebook that garnered worldwide attention, having over 200,000 likes, it wrote:
"When we first learned there were concerns for Jax during the pregnancy, we were given the options of carrying him to term or having an abortion because there was the unknown issue. No doctor could tell us exactly what was wrong or what to expect, but we did make sure to ask if Jaxon was in pain or was suffering, and we asked if there were any added risks for Brittany during the pregnancy or potentially at time of delivery.
Since the answer to both questions was "no," we never came close to considering abortion. Yes, we are Christians, and our faith has certainly been vital during this entire journey for our family, but we're still realists. Had there been any suffering in the womb or a danger involved other than Jaxon possibly not being able to live outside the womb because of the concern for his head and brain, then we certainly would have had a different discussion. However, that wasn't the case, and it was our choice, and only our choice."
His dad told the CNN that Jaxon is like any other babies except for the fact that 'he will always be very small' for his age. "He's certainly not suffering whatsoever, he's actually still thriving. He really is a normal baby in so many ways: He cries, he goes to the bathroom, he wants his dirty diaper off... Jaxon is virtually perfect."
At present, overwhelming support continue storming in the Buel's. Thousands of people flocked in the GoFundMe page of Jaxon. To date the fundraiser has almost $118,000 in donations from strangers all over the world. The money will be used to support Jaxon medical expenses.
The resiliency of the couple lies in the strong faith that they profess and they treat each day with Baby Jaxon as a miracle.
