{"id":264884,"date":"2022-03-24T14:38:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T19:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=264884"},"modified":"2022-03-23T13:50:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T18:50:29","slug":"preemie-15-ounces-home-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/preemie-15-ounces-home-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Preemie born weighing just 15 ounces goes home after 460 days in hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>A premature baby who spent 460 days in an Indiana hospital\u2019s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is finally headed home, much to his family\u2019s relief. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wjtv.com\/living-local\/focused-on-health\/miracle-baby-finally-leaves-nicu-after-460-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WXIN-TV<\/a>, Kendall Jurnakins was born on December 11, 2020, weighing only 15 ounces and small enough to fit in the palm of a hand.<\/p>\n<p>The boy\u2019s mother, Sparkle Jurnakins, learned she was pregnant just two weeks before she went into labor early at 25 weeks. Doctors performed an emergency C-section because Jurnakins&#8217; blood pressure was not regulating, which negatively impacted her diabetes and threatened her life. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wthr.com\/article\/news\/local\/after-460-days-in-an-indianapolis-hospital-baby-kendall-goes-home-premie-nicu-ascension\/531-9e9d27f1-4bbc-44d7-a305-26bebba256d0\">WTHR<\/a>\u00a0reports that she also battled COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe doctor came in and said, \u2018We\u2019re going to have to take him, he might not make it, but to save your life, we have to take him,&#8217;\u201d Jurnakins said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wthr.com\/embeds\/video\/531-5260bb8e-7bc8-40d8-bef6-521fbe511e0f\/iframe\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After delivery, Kendall was immediately taken to the NICU and treated for multiple complications linked to premature birth. During his 460-day stay at the hospital, the baby went through several early childhood experiences, such as learning to crawl and growing his first tooth. Kendall even celebrated his first birthday at the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I knew he was in good hands,&#8221; Jurnakins said. &#8220;He just wasn&#8217;t at home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Melissa Leedy, a NICU physician at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital, eventually informed Jurnakins and her husband, Keith, that a tracheostomy could help Kendall breathe more easily.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/premature-baby-meet-brother\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Miracle\u2019 premature baby is finally able to meet his big brother<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really had to have hard discussions with his family throughout his stay. But the second he got his tracheostomy I saw that boy turn into a completely different person,\u201d Leedy said. \u201cThat boy was night and day. To look at a baby that is just living life to breathe, and then to have a baby that is living life is just really, really amazing to see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wthr.com\/article\/news\/local\/after-460-days-in-an-indianapolis-hospital-baby-kendall-goes-home-premie-nicu-ascension\/531-9e9d27f1-4bbc-44d7-a305-26bebba256d0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTHR<\/a> reported, Kendall is expected to continue to use the tracheostomy tube to help him breathe, as well as a feeding tube. Doctors, however, anticipate the baby will lead a healthy life \u2014\u00a0and Kendall left the hospital Wednesday as the staff cheered.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This moment, actually, I have no words. It&#8217;s such a reward for all of us,&#8221; said Dr. Taha Ben Saad, NICU medical director. &#8220;We&#8217;ve waited for this day for a long time and it&#8217;s such a reward. And then after all those long days and long nights, this is the best day for us. We forget everything else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jurnakins said she plans to &#8220;hold him all day long\u201d once she brings Kendall home, where he will finally meet his brother and sister.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My son said &#8216;we don&#8217;t have to go to Disney&#8217; for his birthday this year. He said, &#8216;This is my gift, the best gift ever, to get him home,'&#8221; Jurnakins said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A premature baby who spent 460 days in an Indiana hospital\u2019s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is finally headed home, much to his family\u2019s relief. According to WXIN-TV, Kendall Jurnakins was born on December 11, 2020, weighing only 15 ounces and small enough to fit in the palm of a hand. 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