14-ounce preemie heads home after 7 months in NICU

Thursday, December 15, 2016
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- A baby born weighing just 14 ounces is going home Thursday.

Kacie Mormance and her twin Naomi were born at Northwest Community Hospital last May.
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Kacie was about the size of a soup can-- the smallest preemie to ever survive at the Arlington Heights hospital. Now, Kacie is 10 pounds and thriving.

Her sister Naomi was released in August.
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Her parents Randa and Chris are so excited for their girls to be back together in Hoffman Estates.
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