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A prayer vigil will be held at a Georgia church on July 21 for a 6-year-old boy who has a non-treatable form of cancer
The boy, named Axyl, and his family recently learned that his cancer had spread from his brain throughout his body in just a few short weeks
Axyl is now being brought home from the hospital to receive comfort care
A prayer vigil will soon be held in Georgia for a 6-year-old boy who is receiving hospice care as he battles a non-treatable form of cancer.
The young boy, identified as Axyl, was diagnosed with cancer that recently spread from his brain to other parts of his body, according to NBC affiliate WXIA-TV.
Axyl’s family recently learned that the cancer “spread from his brain to his tiny toes in a matter of a few weeks,” and there is no treatment for his illness, according to a statement his mother, Augusta Womack, shared through a GoFundMe campaign created for the boy and his family.
Axyl’s doctors had “given him a few weeks to a few months” to live, according to Womack. Now, Axyl’s family is taking him home from the hospital with hospice, where he will receive comfort care 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.”
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Axyl (far right), the boy who has been diagnosed with untreatable cancer
The vigil for Axyl will be held at 7 p.m. local time on Monday, July 21, at Monticello Baptist Church, WXIA-TV reported.
Kaitlyn Ross, a WXIA-TV reporter, said Axyl’s family is asking “for continued compassion, space, and strength as they walk through the unimaginable.”
Ross described Axyl in a post on her Facebook page as a jokester who has a “sparkle in his eyes” and an “unforgettable dimpled smile.”
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Meanwhile, Womack expressed appreciation in her statement toward those who have shown her son and family support during this difficult time.
“We see you all and we hear you all. Just know we are all just so broken hearted about this,” Womack said.
Womack also shared some fond words about Axyl, noting that he is still “being his silly little self” amid the devastating news.
“If you ever got to meet our Axyl you would know such a cool little dude he is,” Womack wrote. “And greatly missed he will be. He’s only 6 and should never have to deal with the stuff he is. Im [sic] sure going to miss his pretty eyes and dimple smile.”
She added, “Its hard to wrap your head around this. Wrap your arms around our family and remember our sweet Axyl.”
Monticello Baptist Church did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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