Thumbs Up For Team Max

Thumbs Up For Team Max Follow Maxson’s journey to beat medulloblastoma and a radiation-induced spinal cord injury 💙🙏💛

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02/05/2026

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We will never stop fighting for our warrior. 💙🙏💛
02/04/2026

We will never stop fighting for our warrior. 💙🙏💛

Over the weekend, this courageous young man shared his story at the Black & Yellow Ball, an annual fundraiser for The Mo...
02/02/2026

Over the weekend, this courageous young man shared his story at the Black & Yellow Ball, an annual fundraiser for The Molly Johnson Foundation. He absolutely crushed it!

We are so proud of our boy…overcoming obstacles, facing everything thrown at him with amazing resilience, AND devoting time to make a difference for other kids who need a little extra help. Always in awe of him! 💙🙏💛

From Max to everyone 😊⚾️
01/27/2026

From Max to everyone 😊⚾️

Update: it was a loooong day and not the easiest, but infusion is finally done. Labwork looked okay. His kidney function...
01/23/2026

Update: it was a loooong day and not the easiest, but infusion is finally done. Labwork looked okay. His kidney function continues to be negatively impacted. 😣 We are all ready to head home. At least we’ll beat snowmageddon.

Mr. M was fighting a stomach bug early in the week so Cincy appointments were moved to today. First stick for labs did NOT go well, so now we wait for the VAT team. Hopefully good results and then everything will be a go for his infusion. Prayers and positivity up for this warrior! 💙🙏💛

Great weekend of wheelchair basketball for this kiddo. His team placed 2nd in our home tournament—King of the Bluegrass....
01/19/2026

Great weekend of wheelchair basketball for this kiddo. His team placed 2nd in our home tournament—King of the Bluegrass. He had lots of friends and family come out to show support and we are so grateful!

Today, resting up before a long day in Cincinnati tomorrow for bloodwork and an infusion. Prayers and positive vibes appreciated for our warrior. 💙🙏💛

01/08/2026

“Overall this is a very good scan.” - Dr. Natasha Pillay-Smiley

Best. Quote. Ever. 🙏😮‍💨

Send up all the prayers, positive vibes and good juju for this kiddo. Very busy two days ahead (and he’d much rather be ...
01/07/2026

Send up all the prayers, positive vibes and good juju for this kiddo. Very busy two days ahead (and he’d much rather be at home attending school and ball practice!)

Quarterly MRI this afternoon and a full day of specialist appointments and neuropsych testing tomorrow. The testing will help us gauge how his learning behaviors, processing and other vital skills may have been impacted by brain surgery and treatments. Praying for clean and stable scans and limited impacts. Thanks to all of you who continually pray for our sweet boy. 💙🙏💛

If someone had told me a year ago Maxson would be playing wheelchair basketball, and that baseball (along with many othe...
01/04/2026

If someone had told me a year ago Maxson would be playing wheelchair basketball, and that baseball (along with many other things) was behind him, I would've cried...crumbled.

In Jan. 2025, we were in the middle of intense recovery and therapy efforts. We had no idea a major spinal surgery was in our very near future, and as it turns out, a surgery that would completely change the trajectory of Max's life (yet again.)

I can't imagine how it would have felt to see into the future. And to know then what I know now. But here we are. And it's absolutely held one of the most joyful experiences of the last two years. Is there still mourning? 100% yes. Tears and hard days? Also yes. But in wheelchair basketball, Max has found a new sport and new friends that I truly believe have helped save his life. A community that has also been life-giving for me and for Beau.

We spent the weekend in Atlanta and these kiddos played their hearts out. Louisville Lightning is a fast-growing, sorely-needed adapted sports program that is gaining recognition as a model of what’s possible, and in the process, it’s also changing lives, ours being just three of them. 💙🙏💛

2025 was a year of profound change for Maxson and our family. But the one thing that never changed? This smile. His resi...
01/01/2026

2025 was a year of profound change for Maxson and our family. But the one thing that never changed? This smile. His resiliency. His determination and drive.

Looking ahead to this new year with hope, longing, and a deep sense of gratitude. This warrior is an inspiration. 💙🙏💛

We have spent more days in this hospital than I can count and Max has asked for something from the gift shop exactly twi...
12/29/2025

We have spent more days in this hospital than I can count and Max has asked for something from the gift shop exactly twice. Ever. Like ever ever. So today when he saw this Maine C**n in the window and said he had to have him, how could this mama say no?

Did it mean today is harder than normal for him? That he was feeling like he needed extra comfort? Was/is he sad? Whatever the reason, clearly I could not say no, so add another to the lovey pile. Name TBD. 💙💛

Would appreciate your prayers and positivity for this kiddo today. 🙏🙏 Here for labwork, a follow-up with Dr. Shah in neu...
12/29/2025

Would appreciate your prayers and positivity for this kiddo today. 🙏🙏 Here for labwork, a follow-up with Dr. Shah in neuro-ophthalmology and a visit to our friends in the oncology clinic. Hoping all eye tests look stable from six weeks ago and labwork looks good for his scheduled infusion. 🙏🙏 💙💛

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