Jaxon ‘Strong’ Born With Parts Of His Skull And Brain Missing, Says ‘Hello’ To Friends Around The World [Video]

A new video has emerged online showing the moment that Jaxon “Strong” Buell, born with part of his skull and brain missing, shows off his speech skills by saying “hello” to children who sent him pictures on his birthday.

He also says “thank you” to fans and supporters from around the world.

The 22-second YouTube video, captioned, “Jaxon says ‘hello’ to Germany to the kids that drew him pictures,” was uploaded to Jaxon’s Facebook page on October 3.

The video has been viewed more than 430,000 times.

It shows Jaxon lying on the floor in his home. When his parents, Brittany and Brandon, ask him to say “Hi,” he responds, “Hi.”

His father, Brandon Buell, then asks him to say “hello” to Germany.

The little boy says quietly, “Hi, Germany.”

Brandon asks his son, “Can you say hi to the kids who drew you pictures?”

Jaxon remains silent as Brittany urges him, “You just said hello to mummy.”

Brandon then says, “Say hi to Germany and thank you for all my pictures.”

Fans from around the world have responded to Jaxon.

“Hello from Brazil, Jaxon. We are so happy to see how you are developing. Congratulations mum and dad!”

“Hello Jaxon! You are hero… Love from México.”

“Hello Jaxon, you are a very special child with exceptional parents. God Bless all of you.”

“He melts my heart. I enjoy watching him grow on here, such a precious babe, so adorable.”

Jaxon’s parents, from Orlando, Florida, were overjoyed to hear their son speak.

In their post to Facebook, they wrote, “You can’t see our shocked and happy expressions behind the camera, but we are super proud parents to be able to witness Jaxon speaking yet again. Such a brilliant little man. ?#?JaxonStrong.”

The Inquisitr reported last week that Jaxon suffers a rare condition called microhydranencephaly.

Microhydranencephaly affects approximately one baby in 4,859 in the U.S. It is an inherited condition in which the baby is born with significant parts of the skull and brain missing. Infants born with the condition exhibit developmental delays.

Although doctors has given him only a few days to live after birth, he celebrated his first birthday on August 27, 2014.

Commenting on the attention that Jaxon has received in the media and the outpouring of support from fans around the world, his mother, Brittany, said, “It’s all been so overwhelming in a positive way because we can’t go anywhere without someone stopping us, and saying, ‘Hey, what’s your story?’ or they would have seen his picture and say, ‘Hey, look it’s Jax Strong!’ – His nickname! It’s truly incredible the amount of people he has had an impact on.”

After receiving congratulatory messages from around the world, his parents decided to upload a short “thank you” message to supporters and fans.

In their Facebook post, Brittany and Brandon Buell thanked the “loving and supportive people” who have contributed to the family.

“We hope that it’s clear for everyone to see that Jaxon is happy and thriving, and that we should be celebrating his life. That’s our focus, along with his story and inspiration benefiting other families and the medical community,” they wrote.

Jaxon’s parents said they received criticism from people who accused them of “selfishness,” insisting they should have aborted Jaxon at 23 weeks as doctors suggested. The critics said that aborting Jaxon would have prevented needless suffering.

One of their critics was the British columnist Katie Hopkins, who said that Jaxon should not have been brought into the world.

Hopkins commented, “Plain wrong. If your baby has half a head, you don’t have it. Cruel and inhumane.”

Responding to criticism that their decision to bring Jaxon to the world was “selfish,” Brandon said, “I’ll never understand how choosing to carry Jaxon and give him a chance to survive could ever be considered ‘selfish’. The actual word that should be used in our situation is ‘sacrifice.’ Most will never know the joy and the struggles that we experience behind closed doors with Jaxon.”

He said he and his wife were solely responsible for the decision to keep Jaxon.

According to Brandon, not even doctors were certain about the nature of Jaxon’s condition and the outcome at the time they offered an option to abort him.

After he was born, a GoFundMe page was set up to raise funds for his medical care. The page has raised about $121,051.

[Images: Facebook/Jaxon Strong]