Inactive Brandon Buell & Brittany Buell, Parents of Jaxon Strong / Jaxon Buell - Another 'cephaly Baby Exploited by his Parents for $$$; Now Dead

[omori]

Does anyone have an update on this kid? I see that the personal blogs and facebook page for this poor thing are gone; did he ded?

Google still has the search results up but they all lead to dead ends. There's a date mentioned in one on March 18th about their sham foundation but I'm unsure if it's from this year.

 

[Barbarella]

Interesting. Nothing about them since May 2017. There was a quote where Britanny said even if Jaxon died she’d keep the support page going. Hmmm....

 

[MirnaMinkoff]

Yeah, it’s a void since August.

I get the impression that Brandon and Brittany aren’t together anymore. Brandon posted a new FB profile photo in Feb that def gives the single and looking vibe. There’s no relationship listed, just where he lives. About eight different people commented on his new photo asking about Brittany and Jaxon and he didn’t reply to any of them.

I would think there would be a obit if Jaxon died, but the lack on info would indicate things aren’t going well. But I am betting the marriage between his parents is dead.

 

[There_is_no_Dana]

That's my guess too, they've split up and neither one of them wants to address it.

 

[Daughter of Cernunnos]

Which one is caring for potato boy?

 

[MysticMisty]

I would think there would be a obit if Jaxon died, but the lack on info would indicate things aren’t going well. But I am betting the marriage between his parents is dead.

Yeah, considering how heavily his parents (or at least the mom) pushed the narrative that he's healthy and perfectly normal with no brain and that dying would be a great way to bring in large amounts of money one last time, I'm guessing he's unsurprisingly in poor health now. Because it ruins the narrative they pushed hard they (or mom at least) is just laying low so that when he does croak she can lie and say it was completely sudden and unexpected to keep with prior image.

I'm not surprised the marriage fell apart though. It seems to be very common for a relationship to sour with just a run-of-the-mill disabled kid, let alone one with virtually no brain. For all we know things became strained the moment the mother shoved the kid forward and demanded money from people. Maybe he was okay with it at first but later felt guilty about it, or maybe became unhappy because only she had a say in what to do with the money and pitched a fit everytime he wanted something for himself.

 

[MirnaMinkoff]

Yeah, considering how heavily his parents (or at least the mom) pushed the narrative that he's healthy and perfectly normal with no brain and that dying would be a great way to bring in large amounts of money one last time, I'm guessing he's unsurprisingly in poor health now. Because it ruins the narrative they pushed hard they (or mom at least) is just laying low so that when he does croak she can lie and say it was completely sudden and unexpected to keep with prior image.

I'm not surprised the marriage fell apart though. It seems to be very common for a relationship to sour with just a run-of-the-mill disabled kid, let alone one with virtually no brain. For all we know things became strained the moment the mother shoved the kid forward and demanded money from people. Maybe he was okay with it at first but later felt guilty about it, or maybe became unhappy because only she had a say in what to do with the money and pitched a fit everytime he wanted something for himself.

Oh he seemed just as knee deep in the potato baby scam as the mother. His FB had photos of him in DC getting felated by the pro-life and evangelical lobbying wing and other BS.

I was thinking either the free money stopped flowing so generously and the care required for Jaxon increased. So vacations/shopping spree/paid trips dried up and the grinding, sad day to day care of Jaxon increasesd.

Even good relationships can implode under the stress of caring for a profoundly disabled child but these two struck me as shady grifters who stuck together when the donations poured in and kept up the pretense of a good Christian marriage while it paid well to do so. Once the limelight and money lessened the motivation to keep up the facade disappeared.

 

[Bubblez McGee]

Yeah, it’s a void since August.

I get the impression that Brandon and Brittany aren’t together anymore. Brandon posted a new FB profile photo in Feb that def gives the single and looking vibe. There’s no relationship listed, just where he lives. About eight different people commented on his new photo asking about Brittany and Jaxon and he didn’t reply to any of them.

I would think there would be a obit if Jaxon died, but the lack on info would indicate things aren’t going well. But I am betting the marriage between his parents is dead.

Around the time that the Buells stopped updating Jaxon's page, Britany posted on a marketplace type website that she was selling a wedding/engagement ring set. While she didn't specify that it was hers, I am pretty sure it was. After that, she and Brandon pretty much went silent. They stopped posting about Jaxon and no longer appeared together on the internet or in the media. So it does seem that they split up.
The only mention of Jaxon I can find from either one of them was a few months ago when someone on Brittany's facebook page asked how he was doing and she replied that he was hanging in there. So he was still alive at that point, but it sounded like he wasn't doing all that well. I think they'd announce if he died, so I think he continues to cling to life, but I doubt he has much longer. Of course, these little zombies can surprise you. Lola Hartley has looked liked she's been knocking on death's door for the last 5 years, yet somehow continues on with her approximation of living. So as bad as Jaxon's odds seem right now, his determined little brain-stem might just keep his heart and lungs going for a while.

 

[notmeplease]

This makes me sick. A Florida TV station uploaded an old clip of Jaxon to youtube just a month ago and people think it's current news. They are talking about the facebook groups and charities that have all been deleted. They say repeatedly he made it to 2 years old and he would be almost 4 now. They are also pushing the book as new and it was released in September 2016.
Does anyone here have the energy to contact WJXT and update them on these scam artists? The video has 16,000 views already. At a minimum they should add the date of the clip which I'm guessing is late 2016 but ideally it should be taken down as everything they are promoting except the book has been pulled from the internet. The last videos I saw of this kid the parents were literally cheering for his seizures pretending they were coherent movements. As a partially disabled person myself who is in chronic pain I just don't have the heart to get into this battle myself. I joined Kiwifarms just to see if someone here was interested as this was the freshest critical post I could find.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUPN3lPyWBM

 

[John Webster]

 

[Rainbow Trash]

View attachment 448054

"Still doing" seems profoundly accurate.
Existance continues. And that's it.

 

[MirnaMinkoff]

View attachment 448054

Given how these parents operate I wouldn’t be surprised if Jaxon was in a coma or newly single and looking dad had not seen him in months.

 

[Android raptor]

I wonder why they've gotten so quiet? I feel like even with the divorce they'd still at least occasionally post about Jaxon and mooch for donations. Could it be enough people are wise to their scam that theres no point in bothering anymore?

 

[Maiden-TieJuan]

I wonder why they've gotten so quiet? I feel like even with the divorce they'd still at least occasionally post about Jaxon and mooch for donations. Could it be enough people are wise to their scam that theres no point in bothering anymore?

It may be that Jaxon is at the point in his . . . Long and drawn out death spiral that he is no longer in any way photogenic. The parents had made a point of posting pics where he was clean and at least physically healthy looking. If he is beginning to look poorly now they wouldn't want any photo evidence that they may not be taking tip top care of the little drooler.

 

[MysticMisty]

It may be that Jaxon is at the point in his . . . Long and drawn out death spiral that he is no longer in any way photogenic. The parents had made a point of posting pics where he was clean and at least physically healthy looking. If he is beginning to look poorly now they wouldn't want any photo evidence that they may not be taking tip top care of the little drooler.

I think it's more to do that it ruins their narrative that he's perfectly fine and normal despite the whole no brain thing. When he does die his mom will pretend it was sudden and completely unexpected, then milk as much fundie money as she can one final time.

 

[MirnaMinkoff]

It may be that Jaxon is at the point in his . . . Long and drawn out death spiral that he is no longer in any way photogenic. The parents had made a point of posting pics where he was clean and at least physically healthy looking. If he is beginning to look poorly now they wouldn't want any photo evidence that they may not be taking tip top care of the little drooler.

The extent of his activity was seizures so that may have subsided and the death spiral leaves either an tragic empty eyed husk or comatose baby - either option is pretty much the pinnacle of a sad, tragic photo that doesn’t do well for SM campaigns.

 

[Barbarella]

Even if it’s all the same as it was-constant seizures (and why wouldn’t it be), the truth is a 4 year old seizing 24/7, in diapers, perhaps very drugged, making no progress beyond infant level, becomes less cute and more obviously sad. Prop him onto a sitting position was easy to do a 18 months, at 4 it’s obviously propping. Remember, they were trying to pretend he was making progress and speaking, etc. That would become an obvious lie at this point.

Look at the Hartley girls. They “passed” when they were young but as they age they look less human. That may be the case with Jaxon.

Still, Gwen has managed to keep her followers with highly curated videos, I’m not sure why Jaxon’s parents couldn’t do the same. The same financial outpouring may not be there but still, her name could be public.

That said, I’m not sure how these kids deteriorate. If he’s drugged into lack of movement 24/7 maybe there is nothing to show.

 

[MirnaMinkoff]

Even if it’s all the same as it was-constant seizures (and why wouldn’t it be), the truth is a 4 year old seizing 24/7, in diapers, perhaps very drugged, making no progress beyond infant level, becomes less cute and more obviously sad. Prop him onto a sitting position was easy to do a 18 months, at 4 it’s obviously propping. Remember, they were trying to pretend he was making progress and speaking, etc. That would become an obvious lie at this point.

Look at the Hartley girls. They “passed” when they were young but as they age they look less human. That may be the case with Jaxon.

Still, Gwen has managed to keep her followers with highly curated videos, I’m not sure why Jaxon’s parents couldn’t do the same. The same financial outpouring may not be there but still, her name could be public.

That said, I’m not sure how these kids deteriorate. If he’s drugged into lack of movement 24/7 maybe there is nothing to show.

I think Jaxon would be far worse than the Hartleys - remember he has anacephaly not microcephaly - instead of a small incomplete brain, he has no brain.

This type of propaganda works far better with babies than it does with toddlers and children. People don’t expect a lot from babies, they are small, dependent humans. Once you hit a certain age you expect to see independent movement, play, talking, etc... and if you don’t see it it suddenly is very sad and depressing to behold.

This is why Gwen hyper narrates and chatters in her videos and uses endless costumes and props - to distract from the fact she has a 15 year old daughter with less cognitive abilities than a newborn. Gwen’s videos are a very different experience if viewed with the sound off.

 

[I hate children?]

I can't help but think them splitting up is only a small fraction of them being so hush hush . CPS getting involved after seeing them keep doing sick tricks and/or them using that foundation money and getting caught would be something that would not only shut them up but also make them hide . There is really nothing after January or February that keeps Jaxon in the media or him doing tricks for news crews like before and people like this don't just stop . He was their income.

Someone had to have started investigating the financial statements of their charity foundation and Medicare/Medicaid and SSI applications to see if they ripped off the government. You can't get services if people are throwing money at you . Them getting tattooed whilst not working pissed people off that had supported them and several wanted the tax statements from the foundation that was to help others with microcephaly. They have to show those statements whether they like it or not . Ask Susan Schofield about that.

 

[Bunny at Law]

Doing a little research, found the Jaxon Strong Foundation's dissolution papers. I suspect Brittany might be in NC right now; will update once I've nailed that down.



Edit: Okay, I've hit a wall for the night. She got a ticket in 2016 for speeding in NC. The initial ticket listed her address as FL, but the proceedings listed it as NC.

Spoiler: Tickets

There's someone sharing her name and demographics registered to vote at 114 Stonegate, which seems to be a very nice rental home.

I also snagged some current(ish) photos that I don't remember seeing on here.



And of course, it wouldn't be a ss dump without someone's linkedin profile!

Spoiler: Seriously, fuck this guy