“Patients with what we call co-morbid illnesses are the most vulnerable. And [Michael Kelly] certainly proved that point. I call him a miracle baby and not to be dramatic, but I did use this language to motivate him for his sort of second chance at life. It’s not an overstatement. Statistically, he should have died. There’s no question in my mind it’s very rare for people to come off the ventilator, and he knows that, and he knows that he’s lucky,” says Dr. Jeffrey Laut, Michael Kelly’s nephrologist.