A cheeseburger Happy Meal proved to be the best medicine for a sick Oklahoma boy.<\/p>\n
The ambulance crew transporting 6-year-old Jaxon McGee from a hospital in Norman to OU Health University of Oklahoma Medical Center in Oklahoma City made an unexpected detour at the patient\u2019s request \u2014 a stop at McDonald\u2019s.<\/p>\n
First, he asked mom Natalie McGee, who told him it wasn\u2019t possible. But Jaxon appealed to a higher authority \u2014 paramedics Hunter Everett and Steven Yarbrough, who are with EMSSTAT<\/a>, the hospital-based EMS service.<\/p>\n The paramedics couldn\u2019t say no to Jaxon\u2019s request, so they made a special stop. Courtesy Natalie McGee<\/p>\n \u201cThere was no way we could say no to that kid,\u201d Steve told The Post. \u201cHis face was so happy. Anything we can do to make a kid\u2019s day a little better.\u201d<\/p>\n Hunter added, \u201cI asked the Emergency Department doctors if it was OK to take him to McDonald\u2019s, and they said, \u2018Yes, Physicians\u2019 orders!’\u201d<\/p>\n A few minutes later, the goodhearted medics pulled their rig into a nearby McDonald\u2019s and rolled Jaxon inside on the stretcher like royalty.<\/p>\n \u201cWe definitely got some crazy looks,\u201d Natalie told The Post. \u201cJackson was stunned. He kept saying, \u2018Are you kidding me? This is not happening!\u2019 He was so happy and excited.\u201d<\/p>\n The moment of joy came during one of the most frightening periods of the family\u2019s life.<\/p>\n Jaxson\u2019s medical ordeal began back on Thanksgiving weekend with a backache. But soon, the pain spread to his legs, and then to his abdomen. And it was intense.<\/p>\n Jaxon was wheeled into the McDonald\u2019s for his Happy Meal like a VIP. Courtesy Natalie McGee<\/p>\n \u2018He was literally crawling,\u201d said Natalie.<\/p>\n After multiple trips to the emergency room in Norman and days of missed school, his mom was exhausted and desperate.<\/p>\n \u201cI said, \u2018help me! We can\u2019t go on like this,\u2019\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n Docs decided to send the boy to OU Health<\/a> for a full workup \u2014 with a short stop, of course.<\/p>\n The quick stop left a lasting impression on Jaxon, who still talks about the paramedics who brought him to McDonalds. Courtesy Natalie McGee<\/p>\n There, specialists told Natalie that Jaxon had acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL<\/a>), a disease that primarily effects children<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThe few minutes I spoke to the doctor seemed like hours,\u201d recalled Natalie, a divorced mom of two, Jaxon and his 3-year-old sister, Madison. \u201cIt was like a nightmare,\u201d<\/p>\n Jaxon now undergoes weekly chemotherapy treatments, along with a course of steroids and other medications, and undergoes frequent tests to monitor his progress.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \u201cHe has his days,\u201d said Natalie. \u201cBut his teacher has been to our house twice already, and Jaxon is able to keep up with his schoolwork online.\u201d<\/p>\n While the McDonald\u2019s stop lasted only a few minutes, mom said it had a lasting impact.<\/p>\n \u201cJaxon hasn\u2019t stop talking about it ever since,\u201d said Natalie, whose sister Emily has set up a GoFundMe to help cover medical expenses for several years of treatment ahead. \u201cHe made the paramedics cards. Their gesture restored my faith in humanity. It was a bright spot in the middle of all this darkness.\u201d<\/p>\n Thanks to advances in medical science, ALL<\/a> \u2014 diagnosed in 3,500-4,000 new cases<\/a> each year in the US and affect mostly children<\/a> and teens<\/a> \u2014 now has a survival rate of about 90%.<\/p>\n \u201cJackson is so courageous,\u201d added Natalie. \u201cHe\u2019s going to make it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A cheeseburger Happy Meal proved to be the best medicine for a sick Oklahoma boy. 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