A 14-year-old boy has adorned his entire house in Christmas lights so his mother, who died from cancer, could see them from heaven.
Jackson Dowling’s mother Rebecca died from cancer in February this year after the disease spread to her kidneys.
In honour of his late mother, Jackson decorated his family home on Sydney’s Northern Beaches with Christmas lights so his beloved mother could join in the festivities.
Jackson Dowling, pictured with his grandmother Judy, decorated the home in honour of his late mother Rebecca
‘My goal is to make it so mum can see it from heaven,’ Jackson told Channel Nine’s Today show.
Jackson said decorating the home in lights was a family tradition, but after his mother died in February, he ‘wanted to make this year our biggest ever’.
Jackson’s grandmother Judy said Rebecca would have been ‘so proud’.
‘He’s just an amazing boy, he’s worked so hard every afternoon after school,’ Judy said.
‘She would be so proud, so proud.’
In tear-jerking footage, Jackson was captured unveiling the Christmas lights in front of family and neighbours this week
In tear-jerking footage, Jackson was captured unveiling the Christmas lights in front of family and neighbours this week.
Dressed in a Santa Claus costume, Jackson unfurled a sign which read ‘In loving memory of Rebecca’ on the front fence of the family home.
Jackson also hoped to raise money for children living with cancer.
Jackson’s grandmother Judy (pictured with Jackson) said Rebecca would have been ‘so proud’
The 14-year-old high school student said he would be outside his colourfully-decorated home every night with a donation bucket
The 14-year-old high school student said he would be outside his colourfully-decorated home on Collins Street, North Narrabeen, every night with a donation bucket.
His goal was to raise as much money as possible to donate to Redkite, an Australian cancer charity for young people.
Jackson also urged everybody to hang their own Christmas lights, to add to the ‘Christmas cheer’.
Jackson also urged everybody to hang their own Christmas lights, to add to the ‘Christmas cheer’