From 1 Pound to Fourth Grade

As any family knows who's had a child born prematurely, it's a constant dance of emotions that sway in all directions as the hours, days, weeks, months and even years pass by.

For Sue Michels of Oconomowoc, it's a story that still brings her to the edge and back as she shares how her son, Kyle, who weighed 1 pound, 13 ounces at birth, can today water ski, and play basketball and baseball like any other 11-year-old, fifth-grade boy who attends Summit Elementary School.

Born 14 weeks premature in March 1998 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital, the physicians in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit gave Kyle a 20 percent chance of survival.  Kyle was able to overcome many complications, including lung collapses and lung surgeries.

Looking at Kyle toay, you wouldn't have a clue about the endless obstacles he had to overcome from day one. 

Click here to read Kyle's full story.