The amazing story of Little Jackson - The Boy Who Lived. Bashny.Net

27-year-old Brittany and 30-year-old Brandon from Tavares, Florida, can not be called happy parents, because their son Jackson was born without part of the brain and skull. More on ultrasound when the baby is in the womb, doctors discovered the child's fetal malformation and invited parents to terminate the pregnancy. 1 in 4859 babies in the US are born with this anomaly every year and most of them died shortly after birth. But in spite of everything, not only the child born into the world, but was able to celebrate his first birthday.

In social networks, Jackson was given the nickname "strong" because he defied death, and recently celebrated its first birthday. Baby born with partial absence of the cerebral hemispheres of the brain, the bones of the cranial vault and soft tissue and had a negligible chance of survival





His inspiring story has inspired many families throughout the United States, which are now closely watching the fate and condition of the boy





Even in the womb Jackson was diagnosed with Anencephaly - a congenital malformation that occurs as a result of violations of the formation of the neural tube, due to which the child is born without part of the brain and skull





Though the baby survived, doctors, unfortunately, can not give a positive outlook on his future





Brandon boy's father, said: "After our second ultrasound, which was held on 17 week, we learned that we would be a boy. The next day, Brittany received a call from a doctor who said that the result of MRI causes them concern. She was in tears and told me that a child that something is wrong »





Over the next few weeks, alarmed couple went from doctor to doctor, and they suggested that the baby can be one of several possible defects, among whom was the Dandy-Walker syndrome, Joubert syndrome and spina bifida





Doctors gave them an opportunity to terminate the pregnancy week 23, but the young couple were against abortion and refused / child miraculously survived during pregnancy and was born by Caesarean section August 27, 2014 the weight of 1, 8 kg





The first three weeks of the baby spent the connected to several tubes in the neonatal intensive care unit, while neurosurgeons have tried to understand his condition





After several visits to the doctor and frightening seizures occurring within two months, Jackson was rushed to the emergency room of Boston Children's Hospital, where the baby is finally an accurate diagnosis - Microhydranencephaly. Parents have hope, because modern medicine can at least ease his sostoyanie.Tem least, Brittany and Brandon still wake up every day knowing that Jackson may not be here tomorrow





Colleagues Brandon created a page on GoFundMe, when Jackson was born to help the family with the purchase of expensive drugs. At this point it was collected almost $ 55, 000 and contributions grow with each passing day