Nicholas Coke was born with a rare condition called anencephaly that caused him to never grow a brain, only a brain stem. Doctors gave him just a few hours to . Baby boy Josiah Ethan White was adopted by Eric and Rachel White. The baby was born without a brain .only a brain stem. He survived over 2 years and . Jax Strong - Baby Jaxon Emmett Buell was given only days to live. He was born with a rare condition called Anencephaly. Its a neural tube birth defect in which . Doctors didnt think Jaxon Buell would live past a few days. Now hes 1 year old as his parents share their story. SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: .