NAMPA, Idaho — 5-year-old Emmett Funk is the light of his parent’s lives. His disabilities require a lot of extra care.
“So, he is just the most beautiful joyful boy, but he requires a lot of therapies, a whole apothecary of medicine, and as for his daily living, everything is done for him,” said Melina Funk, Emmett’s mom.
In 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Melina Funk was pregnant with Emmett. She developed pre-eclampsia, and she had to give birth at just 25 weeks, 6 days. This tiny fighter weighed in at just one pound, ten ounces…