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Parents Couldn’t Afford Treatment For Premie, So Renegade Doctor Used An Unconventional Approach.

1920’s America was a very difficult time for the lower class and their children. The medical technology available was minimal at best, and none but the rich could afford medicine and professional care.

Dr. Martin Couney was a pioneering pediatrician and inventor who was the first to try and curb the staggering 20% infant mortality rate in the country at the time. His invention was rejected by the medical community, but one lucky infant, Lucill Horn, was given a second chance in Dr. Martin’s new fangled incubation chamber.

This story is astounding. Read Below!


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The Takeaway: Some might call you crazy, but chase your dreams even so. You never know how many lives your courage and determination will change.

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