A boy born at 1 pound celebrates his fourth birthday with the firefighters who saved him
Graham, born four months early and once dependent on a ventilator, now lives without medical equipment. He celebrated with the Florence Fire/EMS crew that trained for his care and later saved his life.
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Graham turned four on Thursday with the Florence, Kentucky, firefighters who helped keep him alive, WLWT reported. He was born four months early, weighing just over one pound, and spent his first 13 months in the hospital. When he came home he still needed a ventilator.
Florence Fire/EMS met his family to plan for emergencies. Days later that preparation mattered: Graham needed CPR, and the crew saved him. He now lives without medical equipment, and his family says he likes to dress up as a firefighter. EMS chief Danielle Stinger told the station the crew is bonded to him for life, and that it is sweet to see how far he has come.
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