A 7 year old Max, is battling multiple
medical conditions, including Neurofibromatosis, which is a genetic disorder
that has caused tumors to grow on his brain.
Last year, he underwent an unsuccessful brain
surgery and continues to take daily medications to keep seizures and cramps at
bay but his pain is getting worse, his mother said.
A few months ago, his brother Haden joined
him at some of his doctors' appointments.
For Haden, who has autism and bipolar
disorder, those visits marked a real change.
"When he realized how sick Max was, it's
like it calmed him down," their mother said. "He's not focused on his
anger anymore. He's focused on his brother."
He used to enjoy drawing dragons, dinosaurs
and lizards, but now, he prefers to take requests. He's since drawn Pokémon,
angels and memorial pictures for people who've lost a loved one or a pet.
"If he's not sure how to draw something,
he watches YouTube videos on different techniques, and then he'll do it
himself," his mom said.
Davis put a note on Facebook asking her friends
to come by if they had the time, and within 30 minutes, 30 people showed up,
all asking to buy Haden's $1 drawings.
Since then, their mother estimates he's
earned approximately $1,000 for his little brother, with help from donations to
their Gofundme page.
Now he sells his drawings every few days.
After he makes money, he shows Max and they decide how they're going to spend
it.
Haden has treated his brother to ice cream
and meals from his favorite restaurants, but most often, the money goes towards
Legos. "Then they'll just spend time together," Davis said.
"They'll spend all day long with each other."
Haden has always loved to help other people,
said their mom.
Twice a month, he volunteers for Meals on
Wheels — delivering food and scrubbing the trays —and he's also helped hold
fundraisers for a nearby nursing home.
If they're out in a restaurant and Haden sees
a veteran or an officer, he'll put $5 towards their meal. And most recently, he
said he wants to grow out his red hair "his pride and joy" so that it can be turned into wigs for cancer
patients.
Max is just as impressed with his big
brother's acts of kindness, and he thinks the drawings "are the coolest
thing in the world," Davis said.
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