Rachel Flowers was born on December 21, 1993. She was born 15 weeks premature and weighed only 1 pound 5 ounces. At the time of her birth, she had only a 50% chance of survival. But survive she did! However, there was a cost. At the age of 3 months, Rachel developed a condition called Retinopathy of Prematurity. As you can guess by the name, this was related to the conditions of her premature birth and subsequent treatment. Retinopathy is not uncommon in the tiny preemies like Rachel, but these days it is usually caught early enough that, with swift and aggressive treatment, there is minimal damage to the eyes. However, in Rachel's case, the disease was extremely progressive, and even the heroic efforts of her doctors were not sufficient to save her vision.
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sheer luck lol
Originally Posted by wbute
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