A one-year-old has been quarantined for months after he was born 100 days early via emergency cesarean section.
Single mother Mandi gave birth to Haven at 25 weeks at a hospital in Mountain View, California on January 1, 2019.
Haven weighed just 410 grams and the doctors told he had less than 10 percent chance of survival.
He spent eight months at the hospital before he was discharged from the hospital.
Mandi says her son has been quarantined for months and is now again in quarantine amid coronavirus outbreak.
Haven suffers from hypertension and needs a kidney transplant. Despite this, he is a happy little boy.
Mandi says it’s heartbreaking that he is again in quarantine and her family and friends were only able to kiss him through the glass.
She said: “But catching COVID-19 could be deadly for him.”
Mandi, who has asthma, told that they have been in isolation since February and are meeting only Haven’s nurses.
Despite spending his first eight months in the NICU at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Haven is doing well.
Mandi said: “He is a ball of energy like any other kiddo his age. Luckily he doesn’t care we are all inside.”
“I feel for the parents who have children who are old enough to ask questions and don’t understand why they can’t see their friends or extended families.”
Mandi, who is an Army veteran who was deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 and 2011, says her little son is a warrior just like her mum and is larger than life.
She said he loves smiling and is a happy boy.
Mandi says she was told Haven had less than 10 percent chance of survival but her little son has proved that we should not give up and should keep hope alive.
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