NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Archer and Bowie Hauf were born unexpectedly at 32 weeks, and a traumatic delivery left both boys without oxygen to the brain. Archer was delivered in an ambulance on Third Street in Little Rock. Twenty minutes later, once Courtney Hauf arrived at the hospital, doctors discovered she was still carrying Bowie.
Before going home, they were in the hospital for more than ten months. When they were two years old, doctors determined that they had hydrocephalus and cerebral palsy, which significantly impaired their ability to move and control their muscles.
“They said it was likely Archer would never function, walk, or talk,” Hauf said.
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Over the years, Archer has undergone seven brain surgeries, while Bowie has had two. Despite gradual progress through therapy, mobility remained limited…