A community in Georgia is coming together in support of a 6-year-old boy named Axyl, who is now under hospice care after being diagnosed with a terminal form of cancer.
According to NBC affiliate WXIA-TV, Axyl’s condition recently took a heartbreaking turn when doctors discovered the cancer had aggressively spread from his brain to other parts of his body. His family shared that this progression happened “from his brain to his tiny toes in a matter of a few weeks,” leaving no available treatment options.
In a statement shared through a GoFundMe campaign, Axyl’s mother, Augusta Womack, said doctors have given her son just “a few weeks to a few months” to live. The family has since brought him home from the hospital, where he is receiving hospice care and being surrounded by loved ones.
“No kid should ever have to go through this,” Womack wrote. “There is nothing else they can do for our baby but make him comfortable at this point. Yes, he’s in a lot of pain. Yes, they are doing what is best for him.”
A prayer vigil for Axyl will take place at 7 p.m. local time on Monday, July 21, at Monticello Baptist Church, according to WXIA-TV.
WXIA-TV reporter Kaitlyn Ross shared that Axyl’s family is asking for continued “compassion, space, and strength as they walk through the unimaginable.” In a post on her Facebook page, Ross described Axyl as a spirited child with a “sparkle in his eyes” and an “unforgettable dimpled smile.”
Despite the overwhelming circumstances, Womack expressed gratitude for the outpouring of love and support. “We see you all and we hear you all. Just know we are all just so broken hearted about this,” she said.
She also offered a heartfelt tribute to her son, saying he’s still “being his silly little self” even as his condition worsens.
“If you ever got to meet our Axyl you would know such a cool little dude he is,” she wrote. “And greatly missed he will be. He’s only 6 and should never have to deal with the stuff he is. I’m sure going to miss his pretty eyes and dimple smile.”
Womack closed with a poignant plea: “It’s hard to wrap your head around this. Wrap your arms around our family and remember our sweet Axyl.”
