For the first time in his life, 15-month-old Kendall Jurnakins is home.
"When he was born at 25 weeks and based on his weight, national data and international [data], his chance to survive was around like 50 to 60% ... this is only survival, not survival with complication or long-term problems, but he actually beat some odds," neonatologist Dr. Taha Ben Saad, who cared for Kendall, explained to"Good Morning America."
Kendall received a tracheostomy and was placed on a ventilator to help him breathe. He later had to get a gastrostomy tube as well for feeding.Kendall Jurnakins was born prematurely at 25 weeks and had to stay in the hospital for over 15 months. Like her son, Jurnakins had to be placed on a ventilator and get a tracheostomy. She spent two months in the intensive care unit.
Along with her doctors and nurses, Jurnakins also credits her husband for her own survival."Him being by my side through everything, I mean, it was so scary. Everything was scary," she said."From me almost dying, to my son going through what he was going through, where they were just like, 'Oh, he's not gaining weight. He's not doing this.
Throughout his 460-day stay in the NICU, Kendall reached a lot of firsts -- everything from his very first tooth to learning how to sit and crawl.
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