A toddler who’s spent most of his life at a hospital is now back home — and he got an epic sendoff, complete with a bubble parade. Here’s the story of Jesus Redan Santos, who spent nearly two years at Franciscan Children’s Hospital in Boston after being born premature, at 30 weeks.
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After spending most of his life at Franciscan Children’s Hospital, 2-year-old Jesus Radon Santos finally went home on Wednesday.
His mom called it a "Christmas gift."
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Jesus was born premature at 30 weeks, and he came to the Boston hospital on a ventilator. He left Wednesday to a bubble parade from the team that watched him grow up.
“This has been a long time for him to be with us. Our staff have done an incredible job,” said Stephanie Hopkins a nurse practitioner at Franciscan Children’s Hospital.
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After months of physical, occupational and speech therapy, Jesus was finally able to have his tracheostomy removed and can now breathe on his own.
“Jesus is always happy to play and engage with all the staff here, so he’s done a great job with his progress,” said Allie McVey, a physical therapist at the hospital.
Already walking, Jesus is learning to talk and eat on his own.
