Matthew Graveson, 16: Everybody keeps saying that what happened to us is a miracle, and I know that’s true. At every stage of what we went through, I look back and it’s like: How is this possible? I didn’t know about ECMO or life support. We tried every possible way to manage it at home, but his temperature wouldn’t come down. The doctors tried to help their lungs with supplemental oxygen, but it wasn’t enough.

Source: Washington Post August 23, 2020 21:11 UTC