What is the actual medical diagnosis of Kevin in the film?
Max becomes best friends with a boy who is crippled.The outside of Kevin's body cannot grow.Kevin had a seizure on his 13th birthday.His doctor says that his heart became too big for his body and he died in the hospital.
What is the life expectancy of a person with Morquio syndrome?Life expectancy for type A is in the 20s to 30s.A man with Morquio syndrome died in 2016 at the age of 81.Cardiac failure was one of the causes of death.
The answer is that Freak does die in the book.He suffers from Morquio syndrome and is hospitalized after having a seizure.He died in the hospital on his 13th birthday.
The story of a friendship between two boys who couldn't be more different is moving.Max is large for his age and is often teased by his classmates.Max affectionately calls him Kevin, as he is extra tiny with various health issues but has a huge intellect.