Dodgers star Freddie Freeman and wife Chelsea give heartbreaking update on son Max, 3, after he was rushed to hospital with full body paralysis: 'Scariest days of our lives'

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman and his woman Chelsea provided an update connected their boy Maximus' information aft revealing that he was hospitalized.

In a erstwhile Instagram story, Chelsea shared that Max was brought to nan infirmary aft suffering undisclosed issues since nan All-Star break. She added that Freddie met nan family and spent nan nighttime successful nan emergency room aft a crippled against nan San Francisco Giants.

On Thursday, nan mates collaboratively posted a image of Max pinch a prolonged update connected his wellness and recovery. They besides revealed nan test and urged their followers to support them successful their prayers.

'Last Friday, Max quickly declined and went into afloat assemblage paralysis,' they wrote. We are very fortunate to person gotten him to nan infirmary successful clip truthful they could reenforce his lungs.' 

'Freddie was successful Houston astatine nan clip and rushed to nan first formation backmost home. After galore tests, Max is battling a terrible lawsuit of Guillain-Barré syndrome. A uncommon neurological information that is particularly uncommon successful children.'

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is triggered by an acute bacterial aliases viral infection and attacks nan nerves. Symptoms of GBS statesman pinch weakness and tingling successful nan little body. As nan infection useful its measurement up, paralysis whitethorn hap - arsenic it did pinch Maximus. 

The information has little than 20,000 cases successful nan United States each twelvemonth and tin beryllium cured pinch humor treatments.  

'These person been nan hardest and scariest days of our lives. Maximus is specified a typical boy and he has been fighting SO hard,' they added. 'This is going to beryllium a travel to recover, but we person religion that he will beryllium wholly healed. We person been blown distant by his improvements successful nan past 48 hours.' 

'Maximus was excavated from his breathing conduit and taken disconnected of nan ventilator yesterday, which is simply a immense triumph for us. We judge successful nan powerfulness of dream and we person been witnessing a occurrence successful his recovery.' 

'Please proceed to screen Maximus and our family successful your prayers. We really admit and person felt each of your support.' 

With Freddie distant to beryllium pinch his family, nan Dodgers are holding their apical spot down successful nan National League West. The squad holds a 63-46 grounds and will stay connected nan roadworthy done August 4 erstwhile they wrap up their bid pinch nan Oakland Athletics.