Even after 13-year-old Max’s spinal surgery leaves him paralyzed and on a ventilator in a noisy ICU, a metal halo bolted to his head, his prognosis for full recovery is good—so long as heBut his insurance company’s sudden demand for a $6,000 copay grounds the mediflight to rehab. Max’s parents—Kate and Luther, staying in New York with him—and grandparents (Archie and Charlotte, holding down the fort in Louisville) refuse to be extorted. Even as the insurance company’s fingers probe his gut for its pound of flesh, Archie leads the fight! Based on a true story, Save the Max Man! is a gripping and subtle study of family dynamics playing out in an extreme situation.