Max is a happy, happy boy! He loves to eat..haha! He loves spicy (super spicy) food and enjoys playing with his little brother. They’re best friends. Max loves trains, fire trucks and music.
Max was abandoned at the gate of the orphanage in China when he was 3 months old, he lost his left eye when he was 1yo, he had treatments for his right eye and also fought different infections while he was in China.
We had just brought Max home from China and on his first eye exam the Dr said he could see something but he wasn’t sure if it was active or inactive so he had to have an examination under anesthesia for a complete check up of his eye.He was diagnosed with a recurrence of Retinoblastoma on July 12th, 2018.
After his diagnosis in July, he had cryotherapy and laser therapy but unfortunately the cancer was spreading. This lead to the decision of enucleating his remaining eye and leaving him completely blind.
We had just brought him home 3 months before the diagnosis, we were still working on attachment and adjusting to his new life. Max didn’t speak English when he came home, all the visits to doctors, tests, hospitals had been very hard on all of us and then in October we had to face the challenge of complete blindness. Through it all Max has been amazing, joyful, always happy and such a strong kid. He has taught us so much. He has been a blessing to our family and to many!
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