A mother of two premature babies, who endured the emotional rollercoaster of the NICU twice, is celebrating her boys beating the odds and meeting their milestones. Now, she runs a nonprofit dedicated to supporting other vulnerable babies and their families.
Alena Smith’s oldest son, Wendell B. Smith III, nicknamed Tre, was born prematurely at 31 weeks on April 6, 2010. He weighed just 3 pounds 12 ounces (approx. 1.7 kg) and spent the first five weeks of his life under the watchful eyes of NICU staffers at Wake Med hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina.
