Walker Cott Pruett was born premature on April 25 2014, barely weighing 1lb. He spent 80 days in the NICU.
For each of those 80 days, photographer Deneen Bryan was sitting with him. Bryan is the founder of Capturing Hopes Photography, an organisation that takes pictures of preemie babies in the NICU. She started the organisation after her own preemie daughter passed away after six months of fight.
Every day, Deneen took a picture of Walker in the NICU for his mum Erica and dad Jared, provided free of charge. Until it came to day 80, when she travelled to the Pruett’s house, to take a photo of Walker on his first day at home.
From making his first cry, to taking a bottle, and being in an open crib, every moment of Walker’s journey has been beautifully documented.
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My grand daughter was 12 weeks premmie and at 580 grams her first months were a strugle inc a brain hemerage and 18 inches of bowel removed , however she is now 16 doing year 11 at school she is about as purfect as a 16 can be , she also sings with a purfect two and a half octive rang I am told that is pretty good .
She realy is a miricle.
My baby sister was bought into the world at only 28 weeks, weighing just under 800grams.
Unfortunately she lost her fight for life after 9 terrible weeks in the NICU.
This video had me sobbing like a baby.
I'm so glad he's doing well now, and so happy to read about other premmies in the comments!