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1-year-old Jack was born with craniosynostosis, which affects the skulls growth pattern, but dad Jonathan Moxey wasn’t about to let that hold his son back.
Luckily for Jack, his form of craniosynostosis was the most treatable type, but he was still required to wear a helmet to protect his head for about nine months until his first birthday. “We thought, this is the hand we’ve been dealt, we can take a very positive attitude about it, or we can be down about it,” Jonathan told Today. “But the last thing we wanted was for someone to feel sorry for Jack, because we were very blessed.”
When Jack first came home with his helmet, Jonathan decided to spruce it up with some paint pens, decals, and tape. In total, Jonathan has made four different helmets, inspired by R2-D2, Luke Skywalker, Biggs Darklighter and Jek Porkins, for his son as his head grew.
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“I’ve always been a big Star Wars fan, and I’m definitely not a big sports fan,” Jonathan said. “We were looking for something that would be fun to do with these helmets, to kind of change the attention he would inevitably be getting.”
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“Everything looks good so far. In January, he’ll meet with a full team of doctors for another check-up to make sure everything is progressing the way it should, but right now he seems to be a completely normal 16-month-old boy,” Jonathan said.
Jack has since traded in his helmet for a cozy Santa hat.
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