Teenager who dreamed of becoming DJ dies weeks after 18th birthday

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A "bubbly" teenager who dreamt of becoming a DJ has died just weeks after his 18th birthday. Mason Jones, who was set to work as an apprentice in a café, was placed into a coma just three days after his birthday on December 4 and sadly passed away on Christmas Eve.Mason, from Barry in Wales, had Down syndrome and was also born with congenital heart disease which he underwent multiple surgeries for from four months old.

Speaking following his death, his mum Samantha Fry - who was also his full-time carer - paid tribute to the youngster. The 35-year-old told Wales Online: "He was the best person.

He had the funniest, most bubbly, sense of humour. He always loved to make people smile and laugh, play jokes, little tricks on people and mixed it up with love to make sure everybody else was happy and okay rather than himself."Mason fought hard against illness throughout his life, and but he never let it affect how he treated others.

Samantha said: "He was born with Down syndrome and he was born with a congenital heart defect. He had his first heart operation at four months old, where they repaired the holes in his heart."Then his second heart operation was at four years old, and then his third operation was at ten years old, in 2017, where they put a mechanical valve replacement in his heart.