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Former NICU patient reunites with his care team before heading to college
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What happenedDrayton Brindisi was born at 23 weeks, weighing only 15 ounces. He spent more than five months in the NICU and recently returned before heading to college.
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CenterFormer NICU patient reunites with his care team before heading to college
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Former NICU patient reunites with his care team before heading to college
Drayton Brindisi was born at 23 weeks, weighing only 15 ounces. He spent more than five months in the NICU and recently returned before heading to college.
Former NICU patient reunites with his care team before heading to college
Drayton Brindisi was born at 23 weeks, weighing only 15 ounces. He spent more than five months in the NICU and recently returned before heading to college.
Former NICU patient reunites with his care team before heading to college
Drayton Brindisi was born at 23 weeks, weighing only 15 ounces. He spent more than five months in the NICU and recently returned before heading to college.
Former NICU patient reunites with his care team before heading to college
Drayton Brindisi was born at 23 weeks, weighing only 15 ounces. He spent more than five months in the NICU and recently returned before heading to college.
Former NICU patient reunites with his care team before heading to college
Drayton Brindisi was born at 23 weeks, weighing only 15 ounces. He spent more than five months in the NICU and recently returned before heading to college.
Connecticut Children's smallest NICU patient returns 18 years later
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Defying the odds: that's what Drayton Brindisi did at Connecticut Children’s back in 2008. Now 18 years later, he and his family are reuniting with the care team th...
