I did not have the honor of meeting tiny Maxwell, but his
story has greatly affected me being the new mother that I am. Maxwell was only 1 month old when he was
diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and began his fight. His parents
provided updates on their page throughout his journey to keep friends and family updated. Maxwell was 9 months old when he spent his
final day on earth where he was surrounded by family and friends on June 4th
2015.
On his first birthday, August 26, Maxwell’s parents asked
that everyone do a random act of kindness to honor him and his memory. Every
chance I had to look at the pictures of the RAKs on social media, I did. So many people did so many amazing things to
honor this little boy. People bought random coffees for employees, sent balloons
to heaven, had birthday cake, made donations to the Ronald McDonald House, and
brought flowers to their own child’s caregivers. I was brought to tears six different times
yesterday as I viewed the acts for this amazing little boy.
Please remember to be thankful for what you have and to
try to make at least one person smile every day. Maxwell, even though I have never met you, you
have touched my life and make me so grateful for my family. Rest peacefully
little man.
If you donate to CaringBridge in the next day, your
donation will be DOUBLED, thanks to a generous St. Paul, Minnesota, couple… please visit to donate
Also, if you would like to do a Random Act of Kindness
for Maxwell, please do so!! You may take a picture and post it to social media
with the hashtag #Maxwellstrong
Do Great things
Lindsey
