Mikayla Vannoy's son Landon was born 3 1/2 months premature and spent 382 days in the hospital due to Pulmonary Hypertension and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. After a tracheostomy and a year in the NICU, Landon was finally able to go home 18 days after his first birthday. Despite the challenges, his parents are grateful to the medical staff and remain hopeful for his future.
A Michigan mom credits her baby with saving her life after being diagnosed with a rare genetic condition that led to a life-threatening aortic dissection during pregnancy. Despite initial misdiagnosis, she underwent emergency surgery and gave birth to a healthy daughter. Further testing revealed Loeys-Dietz syndrome, necessitating future procedures and ruling out future pregnancies, but she is grateful to be alive and cherishes every day with her "miracle" daughter.
A Michigan mom credits her baby with saving her life after being diagnosed with a rare genetic condition leading to a life-threatening aortic dissection during pregnancy. Despite initial misdiagnosis, she underwent emergency surgery and gave birth to a healthy daughter. Further testing revealed Loeys-Dietz syndrome, necessitating future procedures but leaving her grateful to be alive and able to watch her "miracle" daughter grow up.
Armani Milby, nicknamed "baby hulk," was born with a rare congenital condition called lymphangioma, causing swollen arms. Doctors gave her a "zero chance" of survival, but she defied the odds and is now nine months old. Her mother battled postpartum depression while caring for her. Armani is scheduled for surgery to remove excess lymphatic vessels and skin, but her family is grateful that she is happy and thriving.
Beckham Hughes, a boy from California, celebrated his fourth birthday after being born prematurely at just 27 weeks following a car crash in 2019. Weighing only 2 pounds at birth, Beckham had to stay in the hospital for over three months and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at six months. Despite his challenges, he has learned to sit, stand, and pull himself around with his arms. Beckham's parents share their journey on social media, raising awareness about cerebral palsy and celebrating their son's resilience.
A woman's unborn baby was diagnosed with a rare pre-birth condition and given a 1% chance of survival. The woman flew to Boston for a surgery that had never been attempted before. After roughly a dozen scans and procedures, doctors completed the first successful fetal brain surgery two days earlier. The baby, named Denver, has since returned to her family's Louisiana home, where she's maturing like any healthy baby. The success of Denver's surgery is the first step toward saving more babies' lives.
A baby girl, who was rescued after spending 128 hours trapped in the rubble of Turkey's devastating earthquake in February, has been reunited with her mother who was previously declared dead. The baby, named Gizem (Mystery) by medical authorities, was reunited with her mother, Yasemin Begdas, 54 days after the earthquake. The reunion was made possible after a DNA test proved their relationship. The baby's father and two brothers were killed in the earthquake, which killed more than 50,000 people.