4-year-old Mateus Hemmingson was diagnosed with Charge syndrome after birth. Now due to complications with surgeries is now in an ICU in San Diego where his parents travel to take care of their child.
- Mateus is a 4-year-old boy with Charge syndrome.
- The family hopes to be reunited by Christmas.
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( Below is the transcript from the broadcast story)
Christmas gifts can come in all shapes and sizes. But, for the Hemmingson family in Star, this holiday season is all about getting their son back home from the ICU in San Diego. I’m your Star neighborhood reporter Alexander Huddleston learning more about the medical nightmare keeping their family separated by several states.
“I feel like the future is a lot of unknown,” shrugged Danielle Hemmingson.
The feeling of not knowing is what Hemmingson has felt every day for the last four years.
Hemmingson continued, “We take it a day at a time. Some days are better than others. Some weeks are better than others.”