Freddie Freeman details the harrowing health battle that left his youngest son temporarily paralyzed and the miraculous recovery that's followed.
LOS ANGELES — When Freddie Freeman and his wife were considering what to name their third child, Chelsea came upon Maximus. Freeman thought it sounded strong. He could not, however, have known how quickly Maximus would demonstrate that strength. Freeman returned to the Dodgers on Monday after a harrowing 10 days on the family emergency list, during which his 3-year-old son battled a rare autoimmune condition that left him temporarily paralyzed.
'You just wish you could switch,' Freeman said. 'You really do. I've been through a lot in my life. I lost my mom when I was 10, but you can't really compare any of this, because it's like, they're both awful, but when it's your son or your child, and he can't breathe on his own, that was hard. Walking into the room Friday night was, I mean, that's as hard as it probably got.
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