Freddie Freemans son Max has seen a lot of positive progre s this week after he was diagnosed with a rare nerve disease at just 3 years old. The Dodgers Josh Maciejewski Jersey All-Star first baseman and his wife Chelsea announced Maxs diagnosis with Guillain-Barr syndrome in early August that saw him rapidly decline go into full body paralysis. On Friday, Chelsea posted an encouraging update to Instagram. Max Update: We have had great follow up appointments with our pediatrician and neurologists this week. People say GBS stands for Getting Better Slowly , . We have seen a lot of progre s in the last week and a half. Max is mostly sleeping through the night again. He is sitting una sisted and even started army crawling the last few days. Our life consists of doctor appointments, physical therapy, and lots of pool time . We are so happy with how well Max has been progre sing. We are forever grateful to the Dodgers organization and the fans for how incredible they have been to us. We have also been blown away by everyones me sages, cards, gifts, flowers, sweets, and prayers sent our way. Thank you all. Chelsea shared several photos in the update, including a picture with all three of her children, several of Max, and many sweets, posters, and Dodgers merch with a #maxstrong label. Chelsea Freeman pictured with her son Max. Instagram @chelseafreeman5 Freddie Freeman wearing a #maxstrong shirt with the Dodgers shared by his wife, Chelsea. Instagram @chelseafreeman5 The visit to the hospital kept Max away from home for eight days, spending it in the Pediatric ICU. Chelsea also had after Max stopped eating and drinking, becoming very lethargic. Explore More On the same night, Freeman ran to the hospital after the Dodgers fell 8-3 to the rival Giants to join his family. After a number of tests, doctors found that Max has a neurological condition that is especially rare in children. Freeman eventually to focus on caring for his family. Chelsea pictured with her son Mac in an Instagram post. Instagram @chelseafreeman5 The team put him on the family emergency list and he later received a one-minute long standing ovation in his emotional return to the field in August for a game against the Phillies. Seeing one of your kids on a ventilator fighting, it was hard, Freeman said during the pre-game pre s conference of his Dodgers return, I know you parents understand that.Youd switch in a second to take that pain, that suffering away from your kid in a heartbeat. When you feel hopele s, like Chelseaand I did, thats hard. Hes doing OK. His personalitys back. Hes Max. Hes doing good in that aspect. But hes got to relearn how to do pretty much everything. Terrible syndrome, Guillain-Barr. This season, the former 2020 MVP holds an .880 OPS with 17 homers and 71 RBIs. Luis Gil Jersey