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An 18-month-old finally got the green light to leave the NICU — just in time for her first Thanksgiving

Leah Hope Montayes Macias, who was born at just 24 weeks of gestation, has thus far spent her life between three different hospitals

"She is our miracle, our light, and our reminder that hope always rises," her parents wrote in her online registry on Babylist

An 18-month-old is leaving the hospital for the first time — just in time for her first Thanksgiving with her family.

Leah Hope Montayes Macias has thus far spent her life at three different hospitals, receiving treatment for several complications associated with her premature birth at 24 weeks of gestation, Good Morning America reported. But on Thursday, Nov. 20, after a year and a half in hospitals, her famil

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