Hi all,

We're heartbroken to share that we suddenly and unexpectedly lost our beautiful boy, Jason on the 19th of April 2025. We’d only just celebrated his 16th birthday in January. He was happy and healthy — none of this makes sense, and our family is still in complete shock and distress.

His funeral date is set for the second week of June 2025, so we're on a serious time crunch to make this happen.

Jason was the brightest soul — full of energy, full of love and always smiling. Although he was autistic non-verbal, he had his own way of connecting with everyone around him. We understood him in his little bubble perfectly. Despite all the hard work, he was just finally getting to grips with navigating this crazy world. He was particular, funny, sometimes fussy, sometimes cheeky, always laughing and always with his headphones/music on. No matter what, he was everything you'd love and expect from a special young teenage boy. Our special boy. You could always rely on Jason to uplift you when you were down.

He was a son, a brother, an uncle, and truly a best friend. He lit up every room he entered and brought so much joy to everyone around him.

Jason occasionally (we'd even say rarely) experienced silent seizures. Despite many visits to doctors and hospitals over the years we were always reassured that there was nothing serious to worry about, he was never diagnosed and we trusted that. We believed Jason was safe and thriving until he wasn't and it was too late. He passed at home. Due to this, the cause and details of his passing is still labelled as Unknown, and our family is doing everything we can to stay standing through the shock and heartbreak.

Everything happened so suddenly. We had no time to prepare for something like this — emotionally, mentally, or financially — who does? Right now, we’re just trying our best to give him the send-off he deserves, stay afloat and cover the unexpected costs that have come with this devastating loss.

We’re trying to stay strong and to stand tall just like Jason always did, on his tiptoes, reaching up with curiosity and joy. That’s how we want to honour him, as gut-wrenching as this is.

If you’re able to donate or even just share this, we’d be so grateful. Any help, big or small, means the world to us and helps with funeral fees and gives our family the space to grieve without the added financial stress.

Thank you so much for your love, support, and kindness.

The family, for our angel x