Maverick's Story

Meet MIGHTY MAVERICK, an energetic and loving 6-year0old boy, a true super hero.

Mav’s days are filled with excitement as he attends school at Edgemere Elementary, plays soccer for the blue claws, and baseball for Edgemere. He’s known everywhere for his true bravery.   In 2023, his families world turned upside down when Maverick was admitted to John’s Hopkins Children’s Hospital for a growth in his nasal passage, this brave young boy had undergone biopsies, CAT scans, MRIs, X Rays, spinal tap, bone marrow test and PET scans, only to discover that it was indeed cancerous. Mav was faced with an unimaginable journey to battle childhood cancer. Maverick received this news one week before his 4th birthday.  Maverick at the age of 3, received the official diagnosis of Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (EMRS). Preparing for over a year's worth of treatments, including chemotherapy, radiation, medications, frequent hospital visits, and inpatient stays.

MAVERICK’s resilience and determination gave him the name of MIGHTY MAVERICK that was well known around hospital hallways at any place he visited.

This real life superhero put a smile on everyone’s face and remained the smiling heartfelt kid he always was prior. Maverick received treatment at johns hopkins children’s center and he also did radiation at sibley memorial hospital, where he was housed at the ronald mcdonald in Washington, DC for two months as he received the radiation treatments for eight weeks. During that time he was put to sleep under anesthesia every day (48) and also made a few visits for new cycles and transfusions at children’s national hospital. During that time he also continued his chemo as scheduled. 

In October 2024, MAVERICK reached the end of his chemo treatments doing his very last cycle where a few weeks after he had his port removal surgery and rang the bell after scans were determined showing results of being cancer free

MAVERICK resumed for the next year his three month scans and he is now approaching almost a year and a half continuing being cancer free! For a little boy who has been through more at 6 than most people do their entire lifetime he never fails at being the most resilient with the kindest heart. Maverick is a real life SUPER hero, the MIGHTY is just a word!