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NICU Patient Stories: Where Are They Now?

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At Children’s Hospital Colorado’s Fetal Care Center, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and Heart Institute, we specialize in caring for critically ill newborns before birth and during their first days, weeks and months. But our goal is that they have many, many healthy months and years after that. Thanks to our dedicated care team and advanced capabilities, many of these babies go on to live rich, full lives.

From prematurity to complex heart conditions to breathing issues and more, we have helped thousands of babies overcome severe conditions. Keep reading to learn where some of those babies are today and see how far they have come.

Emma

Age: 5

Diagnosis: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

If you could have any superpower, what would it be: Perseverance to fight challenges with a smile

Cecelia

Age: 2

Diagnosis: Fetal heart block

If you could have any superpower, what would it be: Super speed

Charlotte

Age: 14

Diagnosis: Birth asphyxia

If you could have any superpower, what would it be: Reading people’s minds.

Evan

Age: 4

Diagnosis: Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM)

If you could have any superpower, what would it be: Super strength

Aleea

Age: 3

Diagnosis: Myelomeningocele (MMC)

If you could have any superpower, what would it be: Being unstoppable

Klay and Kai

Age: 3

Diagnosis: Fetal growth restriction and transposition of the great arteries

If Klay could have any superpower, what would it be: Flinging spidey webs

If Kai could have any superpower, what would it be: Flying on his elephant

Eli

Age: 4

Diagnosis: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

If you could have any superpower, what would it be: Super strength

Mila and Ciela

Age: 7

Diagnosis: Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

If Mila could have any superpower, what would it be: Flight

If Ciela could have any superpower, what would it be: Reading minds

Liam

Age: 3

Diagnosis: Myelomeningocele (MMC)

If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Jet speed

Ella

Age: 1

Diagnosis: Sacrococcygeal teratoma

If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Telekinesis

Viola

Age: 1

Diagnosis: Fetal heart block

If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Invisibility.

Marigold

Age: 1

Diagnosis: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

If you could have any superpower, what would it be: Communicating with puppies

Oliver

Age: 3

Diagnosis: Hypoplastic left heart syndrome

If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Superhuman speed

Evelyn

Age: 3

Diagnosis: Giant omphalocele

If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Flight.

Noah

Age: 4

Diagnosis: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Unshakable happiness.

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NICU patient stories

Do you want to learn about more kids who have benefited from the expertise and compassion of our NICU experts? Read more of our NICU patient stories.

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