User:MadiBeam/Maddox Skylar Beam

Maddox Skylar Beam (April 8th, 2003-December 3rd, 2008) and was the fifth and last child of Robin and Kevin Beam along with his siblings Madison London Beam (sister) Klen Darrell Kolby Beam (Brother) Patrick Tanner Beam (Brother) and Makayla Kirsten Beam (Sister). Maddox was born with a severe form of Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy and was in and out of the hostpital throughout his life. This severe form caused him not able to walk, talk, or crawl but always seemed to manage life as its own. With this disease-Maddox was'nt able to verbalize what he wanted or what he needed to say. According to his family; He knew their jokes and knew the concept of the conversation by giving them a smile or hand gesture to communicate it. The family describes how "The mind is fine, it's to verbalize that the disease gets to him." The family is in very close bond with eachother and everyone always seemed to be everyone's best friend. Oldest child Madison had a very close relationship with Maddox and was able to perform all his daily tasks and equipment such as feeds, ventilator's, treatments, and oxygen tanks by the age of nine. Kolby and Patrick (Two older Brother's) shared common interests with Maddox and bonded in brotherhood by making noises to Maddox he thought were funny or passing the ball over him when they played hockey. Maddox knew how games went and was very communicative with his body language. Makayla was the youngest girl of the Beam family and loved to dress her little Brother up in makeup and clothes that he knew were not for him but loved and enjoyed her company. Robin and Kevin Beam always did everything they could to make Maddox live as much of a normal life as possible. Even though he died at the age of only five, according to the family "Those were the best five year's of our life".

{The family had been planning on going on a (Make a Wish) trip for Maddox in the following summer of 2009, but sadely; He passed away at the age of five of December 3rd, 2008.}

"Maddox Beam"

Family Members: '''Kevin Beam '''Robin Beam Madison Beam Kolby Beam Patrick Beam''' Makayla Beam''' =

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