Maxie's Hope: Inspiring Gene Therapy Journey

Maxie's journey as a gene therapy pioneer has been followed by people around the world for over two decades. His smile and life brought hope, happiness, and inspiration to thousands of people. Maxie was born with a fatal disease called Canavan, and he lived with many physical challenges, but that didn't stop him from enjoying a happy and productive life. He was cherished by all who knew him, and even by those who only read about him or saw his pictures and story in the media. He was always smiling, and his happiness and pure joy at being alive were magnetic and drew people in. He knew his life was public, and he loved knowing that he was helping other people. Ilyce, his mom, read him his mail and all the beautiful comments people wrote on social media. Maxie was genuinely happy to be able to help people by giving them hope.