Rick Kaczanko. left and his wife Kelly, sit with their baby, Emily, at Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL on Thursday August 9, 2012. Emily Kate Kaczanko was born weighing less than one pound (460 grams – 15 oz.) on January 11, 2012 in Edward Hospital’s Newborn Intensive Care Unit and went home went home on May 30, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Dr. Rajeev Dixit and Maria Sanchez, an RN, greet Emily Kaczanko, at Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL on Thursday August 9, 2012. They treated her when she was born weighing less than one pound (460 grams – 15 oz.) on January 11, 2012 in Edward Hospital’s Newborn Intensive Care Unit. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Maria Sanchez, an RN, greets Emily Kaczanko as her mother, Kelly Kaczanko holds her at Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL on Thursday August 9, 2012. Maria Sanchez treated her when she was born weighing less than one pound (460 grams – 15 oz.) on January 11, 2012 in Edward Hospital’s Newborn Intensive Care Unit. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Dr. Rajeev Dixit greets Emily Kaczanko as her mother, Kelly Kaczanko looks on at Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL on Thursday August 9, 2012. Dr. Rajeev Dixit treated her when she was born weighing less than one pound (460 grams – 15 oz.) on January 11, 2012 in Edward Hospital’s Newborn Intensive Care Unit. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Emily Kaczanko holds onto Dr. Rajeev Dixit as he talks to her mother, Kelly Kaczanko, at Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL on Thursday August 9, 2012. Dr. Rajeev Dixit treated her when she was born weighing less than one pound (460 grams – 15 oz.) on January 11, 2012 in Edward Hospital’s Newborn Intensive Care Unit. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Physical Therapist Julie Loos works with Emily Kaczanko in the Rehabilitation Center at Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL on Thursday August 9, 2012. Emily was born weighing less than one pound (460 grams – 15 oz.) on January 11, 2012 in Edward Hospital’s Newborn Intensive Care Unit. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Physical Therapist Julie Loos works with Emily Kaczanko in the Rehabilitation Center at Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL on Thursday August 9, 2012. Emily was born weighing less than one pound (460 grams – 15 oz.) on January 11, 2012 in Edward Hospital’s Newborn Intensive Care Unit. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Physical Therapist Julie Loos works with Emily Kaczanko in the Rehabilitation Center at Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL on Thursday August 9, 2012. Emily was born weighing less than one pound (460 grams – 15 oz.) on January 11, 2012 in Edward Hospital’s Newborn Intensive Care Unit. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Kelly Kaczank carries her daughter Emily Kaczanko out of Edward Hospital after a reunion and a physical therapy session in Naperville, IL on Thursday August 9, 2012. Emily was born weighing less than one pound (460 grams – 15 oz.) on January 11, 2012 in Edward Hospital’s Newborn Intensive Care Unit. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Dr. Donald Liu
PLAINFIELD — Emily Kaczanko weighed less than a pound when she was born 13 weeks premature in January. She spent 142 days in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at Edward Hospital in Naperville. She was diagnosed with a serious intestinal condition, and her life was …
