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It can be easy to forget (esp. lately) but here’s your reminder that the world is full of such amazingly good people. 🫶🌎...
06/03/2026

It can be easy to forget (esp. lately) but here’s your reminder that the world is full of such amazingly good people. 🫶🌎🫶

For the last five months, we’ve been undergoing a home renovation with the goal of giving Max as much independence as possible. In a Cape Cod-style house — and a wheelchair-bound teenage boy whose bed&bathroom were formerly upstairs — there was so much to figure out and a lot of work to be done.

With **amazing** support and help led by The Molly Johnson Foundation, as well as assistance from the team at Lisa Lynn Design Services, LLC, we are doubling the size of Max’s bedroom area, converting another bedroom to a den/study (or as he likes to call it, his “dude room”) and adding a fully accessible bathroom with all the bells and whistles. We’re also updating some outside spaces to be more accessible, making the ramp safer and more weather resistant, and covering the entryway. These new spaces are truly going to change Max’s life. Those are not words I use lightly.

We’re in the home stretch of this massive project, and this week, an incredible group of volunteers from the Texas Roadhouse Support Center came out and spent two days painting, landscaping, demo-ing and just chipping in wherever help was needed. They gave freely of their time, energy, and resources, too, contributing a sizable donation to help us with the cost. They were such a huge help in so many ways.

We were already big fans, and we eat there quite often (Max loves their ribs and their grilled chicken salad can’t be beat) but our love for ❤️TXRH❤️ has grown stronger these last two days. If you ever wonder which corporations are truly supporting their local communities, let these photos speak for themselves. These kind folks busted their butts and were so great with Max. Thank you Texas Roadhouse!!!

Mama & Max day at the hospital…and it’s kind of a big one. Assuming all goes well🤞🙏 this kiddo is getting his LAST Avast...
06/01/2026

Mama & Max day at the hospital…and it’s kind of a big one. Assuming all goes well🤞🙏 this kiddo is getting his LAST Avastin spinal cord infusion today. After 25 months of them…

His MRI two weeks ago looked good, and symptomatically his body has been stable. This medication can have terrible side effects, and Max has already been on it longer than most kids usually are, so it’s time. We’ve been working toward this day for months, slowly weaning both the dose and the timing in the hope his body can stay stable. Ironic he chose this shirt for today? 😊🦥 Because we definitely haven’t hurried this process along. 😉

So today and in the coming weeks and months that’s our prayer — that his body can learn to function without this medication. We are choosing to celebrate this as a victory. I especially am trying to remember to lean in to what’s right in front of me, to trust in who and what I cannot see, and to have faith over fear. This is the next step and a new chapter. Willing only good things for summer 2026. This kid is due a good one!!! 💙🙏💛

The first and only time Maxson Schuster has ever been speechless. ☺️Absolutely priceless memories made for our boy by  #...
05/26/2026

The first and only time Maxson Schuster has ever been speechless. ☺️Absolutely priceless memories made for our boy by #16 Will Smith & family and the Los Angeles Dodgers! ❤️⚾️💙 A day he will never, ever forget. 🥹🥹

Proud of this kiddo! 💪💣🥇
05/22/2026

Proud of this kiddo! 💪💣🥇

Love seeing this ❤️ Normalizing our differences is so important.
05/20/2026

Love seeing this ❤️ Normalizing our differences is so important.

SCI Empowerment Monday: A wheelchair basketball-playing mannequin at the Nike store in San Francisco from , a duo that highlights accessibility in public spaces.

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, this warrior is TWO YEARS CANCER FREE!! ✨🌟✨ Praise God and thank you village for y...
05/14/2026

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, this warrior is TWO YEARS CANCER FREE!! ✨🌟✨ Praise God and thank you village for your unending support, prayers, care and love! 💙🙏💛

This kiddo…the epitome of strength. 💪💛 Tonight at 6:30 he’ll have his two-year post-chemo MRI. Storm the heavens for a c...
05/13/2026

This kiddo…the epitome of strength. 💪💛 Tonight at 6:30 he’ll have his two-year post-chemo MRI.

Storm the heavens for a clean scan, a stable spinal cord, and then the ability to take a deep breath for another three months. Prayers. Positivity. Patience. 💙🙏💛

Two years ago today Max finished that nasty beast chemo. So proud of how he’s walked this ridiculously hard journey. Wor...
05/09/2026

Two years ago today Max finished that nasty beast chemo. So proud of how he’s walked this ridiculously hard journey. Words can’t even come close. He is our hero! 💙🙏💛

Lots of road miles on I-71 this month. Today is the first of four full days of scheduled appointments throughout the mon...
05/05/2026

Lots of road miles on I-71 this month. Today is the first of four full days of scheduled appointments throughout the month of May in Cincinnati. Prayers and positivity requested for this brave, patient, resilient kiddo. 💙🙏💛

Making the best of it with a Max & Mama date in Cincy for an 8am appointment tomorrow. Also yes, for those of you keepin...
04/17/2026

Making the best of it with a Max & Mama date in Cincy for an 8am appointment tomorrow. Also yes, for those of you keeping track, this is our 4th visit in two weeks. 😵‍💫😬🤗🙃

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