I don't know if you'll recall my prayer request post a couple of months ago about him, so a quick refresher.....
Jackson Feliciano was born to a couple at our previous church in the Fall of '05. I got to see him one time when he was just a couple of weeks old. We left at the end of Oct '05 to begin attending the church where we are now, so I didn't really get to know Jackson. His mom was in my MOPS group that year, so I did see her briefly through that following May. She was at another table, though, so we were in the same group, but didn't really KNOW each other. Anyway.....there really is a reason I'm telling you all this.
Earlier this year (January or February I think?) Jackson began having unexplained, uncontrollable seizures. He ended up spending a month in a drug-induced coma in one of the bigger Children's hospitals in the Dallas area. During that time, there were lots of tests run to try to figure out what was causing his seizures. Even in the highly medicated state, he would have constant seizures. Unfortunately by the time he came out of the coma, there was a lot of damage done to his brain and he was no longer the same baby boy they had before. By summer, Jackson's parents were told that he would likely not live another 6 months because whatever disease he had was causing rapid brain deterioration.
Although they could've taken this news in many ways, they briefly mourned the shock of the news, but then chose to take the days/months/whatever they had left with Jackson & create vivid memories with him. They took a trip to the beach, of course always staying near a hospital. They took lots of pictures & spent every waking minute with their sweet boy and his brother. They poured their time into researching the possible diagnoses they had been given & making decisions about setting up a fund for research after Jackson was gone. They have lived such a strong testimony to the faithfulness of God these past few months. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people have read Jackson's website journal where Marci posted about his condition & the progression of things & they have all been brought to prayer for their family. One little child effected so many lives in East Texas for God. What a special little guy!
Today, Jackson received a complete healing from his disease as he stepped into the arms of God in Heaven. At 2:00pm this afternoon, Jackson passed away peacefully at home in his mother's arms. He will be remembered this weekend at his funeral service....and for much longer by most of the community in the Tyler area.
Thank you, Jeff & Marci, for sharing your sweet boy's life with the rest of us. May God bless you as you walk through the days ahead.
You can go to www.carepages.com & do a search for his page if you'd like to see his pictures & read the journal. His page is titled SweetJackson.
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