Freddie Freeman’s three-year-old son Max is “miraculously” home after spending eight days in hospital with a rare neurological condition.
The LA Dodgers star and his wife Chelsea announced earlier this week that Max had suddenly been left with full-body paralysis.
The three-year-old was diagnosed with a “severe case” of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the nervous system.
The condition can cause weakness and paralysis and can also prevent a person from breathing on their own. There are fewer than 20,000 cases per year in the United States.
On Sunday, the Freemans said Max still has “a long way to go to regain his strength and learn to walk again.”
Freddie Freeman’s son Max, 3, is ‘miraculously’ home after eight days in hospital
The Los Angeles Dodgers star was photographed carrying his son from the hospital on Sunday
But on Sunday, after the “most difficult and scariest days of their lives,” the family announced that Max had left the hospital thanks to a “miracle of God.”
“After 8 long days in the ward we are officially HOME!” Chelsea wrote on Instagram.
‘Max still has a long way to go to regain his strength and learn to walk again, but we are so grateful that our family is back together.
“Thank you God for this miracle. And thank you to our incredible team of doctors and angel nurses for taking such good care of our boy.”
In addition to the update on Max’s condition, Chelsea Freeman posted a photo of her husband carrying their son from the hospital and a heartwarming video of Max being reunited with his two brothers, Charlie and Brandon.
On Saturday, she revealed that the ‘Dodgers Family’ had sent Max a card with ‘prayers and well wishes’, which she read to her son.
Max, 3, was rushed to hospital and diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome
Freeman and his wife Chelsea gave an update on their son’s health on Instagram (L)