miracle baby born with most of his skull missing, is celebrating his first birthday

Born with most of his brain and skull missing, baby Jaxon Emmett Buell was not expected to live. In fact his parents had been told to abort him when doctors discovered his condition.

But he has defied all odds - and now he has just celebrated his first birthday.

Baby Jaxon's devout Christian parents, Brandon and Brittany Buell, were told by doctors that he had an extreme brain malformation, which meant he would probably not survive the pregnancy.

But Jax Strong – a nickname he has earned on social media - is now one years old. His inspirational story has captivated families across the U.S., with nearly 90,000 people 'liking' his page on Facebook and 18,000 people sharing his story. Doctors gave them the option to terminate the pregnancy at 23 weeks but the young couple, who are against abortion, believed it was not their decision to make.

Brandon, who is an assistant to the CEO of a small community bank in Florida, said: 'We went home that night thinking if you are telling us to abort, we would never know what Jaxon could have been, if he could have survived.'

'Who are we to decide? We were given a child, we are given a chance and we have to be his voice.'

'We did everything we could to give him a fighting chance and all he's done since being born is fight right back.'They went in with the unknown and came out with a burst of hope: a true diagnosis – Microhydranencephaly - and new medicine that has since eased Jaxon's condition and made him a lot happier.

Yet Brittany and Brandon still wake up everyday knowing the reality they face - that Jaxon may not be here tomorrow.

Brittany said: 'It is always in the back of my mind. I'm very aware that today maybe his last day. I'm aware tomorrow he may not be here.'

God is good. Never give up on your loved ones

Culled from Daily Mail