Ankeny family lost 5-year-old son; now raising money to donate books to children’s hospitals

DES MOINES, Iowa — It’s been a little more than a year since the Naiditch family lost their 5-year-old son, Paxton, after complications of a congenital heart defect.

Now, the Ankeny family is raising money to give back to other children that may be in similar situations.

They created a nonprofit, called “Pages from Paxton,” that raises money to buy books for children’s hospitals or other underserved places. Paxton had a passion for reading…

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