Two triplets are helping their identical brother walk after he was struck with illness – and left with ‘broken feet’.
Jax, Jesse-James and Joey Williams were one-in-a-100 million when they were born as identical triplets.
But Jax was starved of oxygen due to a deadly infection shortly after birth – and left unable to walk next to his four-year-old triplet brothers.
Now, his devoted brothers love to push his pram, bring him his toys and even give him a helping push in the swings at the park.
Their family’s ultimate dream is to one day run around together with brave Jax who suffers quadriplegic cerebral palsy – the most severe form.
Jax, Jesse-James and Joey Williams were one-in-a-100 million when they were born as identical triplets (pictured with parents Annabelle and James, Jax is in the middle)
But Jax (pictured in the swing) was starved of oxygen due to a deadly infection shortly after birth – and left unable to walk next to his four-year-old triplet brothers
Their 27-year-old mother, Annabelle, from Cardiff, said: ‘The boys are inseparable and they all love being together.
‘Jax is fine mentally and he is a loving and friendly boy – but he does get frustrated that he cannot walk and run around like his brothers.
‘So his brothers always run to get his shoes and bring him his toys. They are his little helpers.
‘They tell people that Jax’s feet are broken and that they don’t work. They are very good with him.’
Ms Williams and partner James, 28, are raising money for groundbreaking treatment in the US to fix his ‘broken feet.’
She said: ‘We have told the boys that we are taking Jax to get his feet fixed.’
Now, his devoted brothers love to push his pram, bring him his toys and even give him a helping push in the swings at the park (Jax pictured in the swing)
Their family’s ultimate dream is to one day run around together with brave Jax who suffers quadriplegic cerebral palsy
Ms Williams, who also has nine-year-old daughter Chloe, was stunned when doctors said she was expecting three bundles of joy.
Experts said the odds of producing identical triplets without fertility drugs was one-in-a-100 million.
The triplets, who came from the same egg and shared the same placenta in the womb, were doing well after birth.
But at three-weeks-old Jax developed a bowel infection in the neonatal ward and became seriously ill. His parents claim he didn’t receive enough oxygen.
Surgeons removed 90 per cent of his large intestine to save his life and gave him just 50-50 chance of survival.
And at the age of one he was diagnosed with quadriplegic cerebral palsy – reportedly due to brain damage from the lack of oxygen.
Their 27-year-old mother, Annabelle, from Cardiff, said: ‘The boys are inseparable and they all love being together’
Ms Williams and partner James (pictured with Jax), 28, are raising money for groundbreaking treatment in the US to fix his ‘broken feet’
The family need to raise £85,000 to pay for a groundbreaking operation called Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy which improves muscle stiffness.
The money will cover the cost of the operation and pay the intensive physiotherapy for two years after the operation.
Ms Williams said: ‘This operation will not only just help him learn to walk but it will also help take away the pain caused by spasticity in his muscles.
‘The doctor in America has carried out thousands of the operations and has a 100% success rate.
‘It will help Jax become more independent. He is very limited at the moment and gets frustrated that he can’t do what others can.
‘He is a very bright, loving and cheeky boy who would love to join in with his brothers.’
Ms Williams is organising a charity night at Whitchurch Rugby Club on June 22 and has set up a fundraising page -www.gofundme.com/jax039s-journey.
Ms Williams, who also has nine-year-old daughter Chloe, was stunned when doctors said she was expecting three bundles of joy (pictured as a family)
The family need to raise £85,000 to pay for a groundbreaking operation called Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy which improves muscle stiffness
Ms Williams said: ‘He is a very bright, loving and cheeky boy who would love to join in with his brothers’ (Jax is pictured centre)
Ms Williams said: ‘This operation… will also help take away the pain caused by spasticity in his muscles’ (pictured shortly after the birth of the triplets)