COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Following their 12-year-old son’s death from a rare brain-eating amoeba infection, a family is now fighting for legislation and increased awareness about this issue.

The Carr family lost their son, Jaysen, a rising 8th grader at Hand Middle School, after he contracted a rare brain-eating amoeba infection from swimming in Lake Murray during a 4th of July outing.

Jaysen’s parents, Clarence and Ebony, say their son had a special presence both on and off the baseball field.

“He wanted to go to the MLB and we honestly believe he would have made it,” Ebony said.

Clarence said it’s hard to remember Jaysen without smiling.

“It hurts to think about him, but when you do, all you can do is smile,” he said. “So it’s really awkward because most of the time when I’m smiling

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