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“Thank God the hospital brought him back to life”
Born seven weeks early, Luca weighed just 3 pounds, 5 ounces. He had no heartbeat when he was delivered and immediately underwent life-saving surgery.
“Seeing him born dead was so hard. It took the doctors around an hour to work on him. It’s the longest hour I’ve ever been through. But thank God the hospital brought him back to life,” Charlie said.
The couple was later told that if Demi had waited just “a couple of hours” longer before returning to the hospital, Luca would not have survived.
After being stabilized, Luca was transferred to The Royal London Hospital, where surgeons performed another operation to begin placing his bowels back inside his body.
Since then, the newborn has undergone two additional surgeries. He has remained under close medical supervision and spent time on a ventilator to help him breathe. Although he was taken off the ventilator last week, he is still hospitalized as doctors continue to monitor his condition.
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The emotional journey has included one milestone that the couple says they’ll never forget.