Boy, 4, dies day after telling mom ”under my arm hurts”

What was meant to be a dream vacation ended in the most tragic way.

Now, an entire family is mourning the heartbreaking loss of 4-year-old Jaxon Knowles — and they have an important message for everyone.

Something went terribly wrong

In a devastating turn of events, a young boy’s life was cut short after what was supposed to be a fun family holiday. But what followed was a nightmare that no parent could ever imagine.

Jaxon’s mother, Sammy Knowles, and her husband Jordan had taken their son on a short break to Blackpool, hoping to create lasting memories. But as the family returned home on Sunday, February 16, something went terribly wrong.

”Jaxon was complaining about pain under his arm, then fell asleep for a while. He woke up saying his tummy hurt,” Sammy recalled, speaking with Yorkshire Live.

Later, Jaxon asked to sleep in his mother’s bed, something he always did when he wasn’t feeling well. Sammy gave him a low dose of paracetamol to help bring his fever down, something that typically worked for his usual chest infections.

However, when she woke up around 5 a.m. the following morning, things had taken a horrific turn.

”I used my phone’s torch to check his temperature, and that’s when I saw the rash,” Sammy says, her voice trembling. ”At first, I thought it was chickenpox, but when I turned on the lamp, I realized it was much worse.”