Meet Champion, Lyla

Six-year-old Lyla is strong and determined, traits that were clear during her earliest days in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Marshfield Children’s Hospital. At just 23 weeks and 6 days, Lyla was born weighing 1lb., 3.8oz. Extremely premature, she spent 122 days in the NICU developing her lungs, learning to eat, gaining weight, and holding her body temperature. Her parents were guided and supported by the NICU team, and NicView cameras allowed her siblings to “visit” even when they couldn’t be there in person. Months after her NICU graduation, Lyla was hospitalized again with RSV, and the pediatric intensive care unit team and Child Life Specialists provided expert care and comfort. Today, Lyla is healthy and happy, and her strength, resilience, and bright spirit inspire everyone around her. Lyla loves snuggling with her kitten, creating with her paint set, and playing with her dolls.