(KWQC) – For 10 years, the Quad Cities River Bandits and MercyOne Genesis have partnered to honor physical therapy and rehabilitation patients through the Home Runs for Life program. This year’s pediatric honoree was Haven Sottos, a 10-year-old from Long Grove.
Haven was born with the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck twice, resulting in a brain injury caused by lack of oxygen. She was later diagnosed with the most severe form of cerebral palsy.
Doctors were uncertain about Haven’s quality of life following her diagnosis. “They didn’t think she was going to eat or speak. They weren’t sure exactly what her quality of life would be,” her dad Lucas Sottos said. “And she has surprised us all.” CONTINUE