The doctors disconnect Leo from the ventilator.
His parents hold him for the first time.
Unfortunately, every time Leo cuddles up with his mom, he falls asleep, starts to turn greyish-blue, and the level of oxygen in his blood falls unrelentingly. . . .
95, 92, 88, 86, 84, 80, 78…
The howling alarms punctuate the family’s first moments together…
2010.12.22 With the additional oxygen from the CPAP machine, Leo makes it through the day.
The coming night will be decisive.