The love and light that radiated from young Jaxon will continue to shine in Salmon Arm.

Jaxon, the son of Kayla and grandson to Rod and Brandi Butts, was born with a rare chromosomal abnormality. The miracle boy who spread joy to many died on July 29, 2022 in Kayla害羞草研究所檚 arms. He was four.

害羞草研究所淛axon was just pure love,害羞草研究所� Brandi told the Observer. 害羞草研究所淲e always said Jaxon was the light of our life.害羞草研究所�

This year that light will shine brightly throughout the Christmas season and beyond.

Kayla told Brandi that although Jaxon is gone, all the love inside her remains. 害羞草研究所業 don害羞草研究所檛 know what to do with it.害羞草研究所� They decided to carry it forward.

The family donated equipment Jaxon used to four different families 害羞草研究所� one two-year-old girl, for example, was able to have her first independent bath.

They also gave donations to the food bank and homeless shelter.

They sponsored a single mom and her child for Christmas, as well as two seniors.

The family also decided to shine Jaxon害羞草研究所檚 light and joy from their Salmon Arm home. It started with a little hydrangea tree in the yard, strung with white lights and red hearts for Jaxon.

害羞草研究所淐ommunity is so important,害羞草研究所� said Brandi, speaking to Rebecca Taylor Goode, who contacted the Observer, helped spread their story on Facebook and put their yard on the Shuswap Twinkle Trail. 害羞草研究所淛axon was greatly supported by our community.害羞草研究所�

The lights have spread in all directions. The house and yard where the three of them live have 360-degree decorations, not of the Santa Claus variety but mostly woodland creatures. They害羞草研究所檝e put up bird feeders so birds are perching on the strings of lights. Grandpa Rod has put up a beautiful butterfly tree.

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 been a labour of love and Jaxon can see it from heaven. It害羞草研究所檚 our way of sharing Jaxon害羞草研究所檚 light,害羞草研究所� Brandi said, her voice filled with emotion.

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One of the woodland creatures in the yard is a raccoon.

害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檝e always said Jaxon was our little raccoon,害羞草研究所� Brandi smiled. She explained he was in hospital in Vancouver from February to May 害羞草研究所� 100 days. During those 100 days, she and Kayla stayed at the hospital with him.

The two were looking at Pinterest one day and a woman said her child could best be described as a raccoon high on cocaine and running from the cops. It made them laugh so hard.

害羞草研究所淛axon was full of mischief. For someone who couldn害羞草研究所檛 walk or talk, he got into a lot of mischief,害羞草研究所� Brandi said.

Although he was non-verbal, she said he made lots of sounds to communicate, kind of like a raccoon does.

When he woke up from a surgery, he started pulling out all the tubes. He was given big Paw Patrol mittens to stop him. But the mittens could talk and would do so if moved. For example, when a nurse would walk into the room.

害羞草研究所淎nd all of a sudden the paw would go, 害羞草研究所極h wow!害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟 laughed Brandi.

If you would like to share in the love and light being generated for Jaxon, you害羞草研究所檙e invited to drive past 1160 49th Ave. NE in lower Raven.

As Rebecca Taylor Goode said in her Facebook post: 害羞草研究所淵ou are sure to feel the love that reaches all the way up to heaven. What better way to celebrate the season.害羞草研究所�