"We're looking forward to waking up with our daughter. We're looking forward to Leah being around the house,"
"She's just so strong, and I feel like that's a testament to all of it. She's so strong, she wants to be here. She has fought all this time. She's so positive,"
An 18-month-old named Leah is returning home after spending her entire life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit following birth at 24 weeks and weighing just over one pound. She received treatment for a heart defect, a brain bleed and lung disease. She spent the last year at Blythedale Children's Hospital being weaned off a breathing tube while receiving physical, occupational and feeding therapy. Her parents, who live in Queens, visited daily and will continue outpatient therapy after discharge. Leah left the hospital weighing 24 pounds, marking a major milestone.
Read at 6abc Philadelphia
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