Born 4 Months Early, This Tiny Survivor Beats the Odds | Short Film Showcase

I just always had this image of this
daughter that I would have someday kind
of a dirty faced tree-climbing
little girl
24 weeks is considered viability outside
the womb to support at 23 weeks in six
days
three white 16 for the girls yeah yeah
it’s right on the line of what’s
medically possible and what’s a lost
cause
I’m going back someday what managerial
then will you sleep all day and play one
of the doctors said that there was an
80% chance she would either die or
develop serious disabilities everything
from blindness to paralysis to
ventilator
deafness trouble palsy intestinal
problems feeding tubes Oh sweetpea it’s
okay look she’s definitely definitely in
this place I cannot even count the
number of times that we almost lost her
hi sweetie it’s your birthday today
you’re three months old are you such a
big girl
are you having a good birthday yeah give
me what I can’t get over is what it was
inside of her that made her want to keep
going
this compares to book your some pairs
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where’s some socially she’s far ahead of
where she should be for her age and in
terms of her cognitive ability or
problem-solving she’s doing wonderful
you fine motor she’s not really very
good at puzzles that’s right there right
there but you know Tom’s not either
I’ve retained enough of the hospital
superstition that I would never say
she’s out of the woods we just never
know what’s around the corner
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