Freddie Freeman's family went through a major health scare concerning Maximus in late July, and moments of happiness are what one holds on to in moments like this. While Freeman is busy nursing his ankle injury that he sustained last week against the San Diego Padres, his wife, Chelsea, is making sure her first son, Charlie, doesn't miss his baseball games on the road.
The Dodgers first baseman will be hoping to get healthy before the NLDS starts Saturday. The Dodgers aim to win it all this season, and they'll need healthy Freeman to get them there.
On Monday, Chelsea shared glimpses from their road trip, which involved taking Charlie to his baseball game. While at it, her other two sons, Maximus and Brandon, enjoyed their "first ice cream" truck delight.
Max was in a black T-shirt paired with camouflage-style pants and gray sneakers with some red detailing. On the right was Brandon, who wore a red baseball cap of Charlie's team on top of a white T-shirt.
Freddie Freeman gets emotional discussing Maximus' health scare
The Freeman family had seen bad days, but nothing could have been worse than seeing their child put on a ventilator.
In late July, when Freddie Freeman was in Houston, Max was rushed to the hospital as he suffered full-body paralysis. Upon further tests, it was revealed that Max suffered from Guillain-Barre syndrome. It is a rare neurological disorder that causes nerve damage and muscle weakness.
On Aug. 5, with Max out of danger and in intensive care, Freddie Freeman made his return to the field against the Philadelphia Phillies. He revealed what he and his family went through during the ordeal.
"Seeing one of your kids on a ventilator fighting, it was hard," Freeman said while getting teary-eyed. "That’s the heartbreaking thing. No one deserves to go through something like this. I know you parents understand that.
"You’d switch in a second to take that pain, that suffering away from your kid in a heartbeat. When you feel hopeless, like Chelsea and I did, that’s hard."
Before the return game, Freddie Freeman addressed the media, with him wiping tears discussing Max.
"If you talked to me six days ago, I would never have been able to speak," Freeman said. "The reason I’m able to get through this is because of the huge wins we’ve been getting the last few days with him. It’s been a miraculous recovery, that’s what they say to us."
In the latest update, Chelsea said that Max is in remission and slated to make a full recovery while having to learn to walk with the help of physiotherapy.