Little Granger Griffin arrived much earlier than expected—17 weeks early, to be exact—then spent seven long months in the neonatal intensive care unit. “Granger was really strapped to a hospital bed the first few months of his life, so he needed a little more help because of everything he had been through,” explained his mom, Emily.

When Granger finally came home on Halloween 2023, he still required a tracheotomy and a gastrostomy tube, and he faced several developmental delays. It was clear that intensive support would be essential.

Before even leaving the hospital, the family knew Child Development Resources (CDR) would be there for them. “Granger needed speech, occupational, and physical therapy,” Emily said.