When Kayley Smith was 28 weeks pregnant, she started feeling sick. She knew something was terribly wrong. She gave birth while riding an ambulance to the hospital, and the outlook for her newborn Hunter did not look good.
No one knew if the preemie would survive. Still, Hunter fought for his life in the NICU of Cook Children's Hospital.
Miraculously, he not only survived, he thrived. If you saw Hunter today, you would never know that the beginning of his life was so uncertain.
Kayley credits nurse Ginger Hull for giving her hope in what seemed like the darkest time.
“Ginger is amazing. From the minute I got here, she made me feel welcomed and made me feel like this was going to turn out good," Kayley told CBS DFW's Ken Molestina.
Three years later, Kayley has returned to Cook Children's Hospital with Hunter to thank the nurse who seriously changed her life.
“I was overwhelmed and excited,” Ginger said. "I really wanted to see Hunter, more than anything. He was very tiny, pretty sick when he first came in, but he got through it."
Kayley says she is grateful, blessed, and in awe of how well Hunter is doing today. Watch the mother and nurse share a hug that was long overdue.
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