River was born early at 26 weeks gestation and was diagnosed with a chronic lung disease -- he's now 17 months old and finally heading home.
After months of recovery and training at Blythedale, two NYPD officers are taking their medically fragile child home on Thursday. Darla Miles has the story.After months of recovery and training, two NYPD officers are taking their medically fragile child home for the very first time on Thursday.
He was diagnosed with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a chronic lung disease typically seen in prematurely born infants reliant on intensive oxygen therapy.He was admitted Blythedale Children's Hospital in October 2021 for ventilator weaning and feeding therapy. Soon after arriving, his mothers started training to bring him home.
"They would definitely come in and oversee, but were we like at home with him, in the middle of the night changing diapers, suctioning," Rivera said.He started fully dependent on his ventilator, but is now able to breathe independently and without ventilator support.
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