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Meet Taryn: Children's Miracle Network Hospitals® Hero
Taryn entered our world before her eyes were ready to see it.
Born 16 weeks early, she weighed just 1 pound and 8 ounces at birth on October 19, 2015.
Like her eyes, Taryn’s lungs were undeveloped. They fought to breathe until a machine had to do it for her.
“The first few days and then weeks were terrifying,” says her mother, Lizz.
After 99 days in Gundersen’s NICU—2 weeks before she was due—Taryn went home.
She’s our Hero.
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