Kansas City Dream Factory sends Max Phillips, family on trip to Florida

STORY. >>>> IT WAS THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME FOR MAX PHILLIPS. THE DREAM FACTORY SET MAX AND HIS FAMILY ON A DREAM A TRIP TO FLORIDA. IT WAS PERFECT. ALMOST. >> MY STEPBROTHER WAS GROUCHY, BUT OTHER THEN THAT I HAD A GREAT TIME. >> LAST YEAR, MAX RECEIVED DEVASTATING NEWS. >> I WAS OVERWEIGHT SO THEY DID BLOOD WORK. >> AT FIRST, DOCTORS BELIEVED HE HAD TYPE 2 DIABETES. BUT FURTHER TESTING REVEALED HE HAD TYPE 1. >> IT WAS A LOT BIGGER FOR ME. IT HELPED ME LOSE A LOT OF WEIGHT. >> MAX MADE CHANGES. WORKING OUT. EATING HEALTHIER. THE AMATEUR CHEF ALTERED HIS MENU. >> WHEN I COOK I TRY TO AVOID AS MUCH CARBS IN MY FOOD. I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT HEALTHIER. >> MAX ADMITS, THE DIAGNOSIS COMES WITH CHALLENGES. BUT AS HE WAS GETTING READY FOR HIGH SCHOOL, AND ANXIETY BUILT UP, THE DREAM FACTORY STEPPED IN AT THE RIGHT TIME. >> IT GAVE ME SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO. I REALLY LIKE IT.

Dream Factory sends Max Phillips, family on Florida trip

Updated: 5:19 PM CST Dec 2, 2022

The Dream Factory sent Max Phillips and his family on a trip to Florida. He was diagnosed with type-1 diabetes.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —

The Dream Factory sent Max Phillips and his family on a trip to Florida. He was diagnosed with type-1 diabetes.