Weeks later, Kaelib was on his way to a full recovery. The staples around the corner of his face were removed. Now, when he smiles, two plum-size cheeks appear. The day he came home from the hospital, he was doing backflips off the couch with his twin brother. Steve Hatcher said Kaelib makes him look at life differently, and he thanks God for him.
People have no idea how good they have it until they walk in someone else's shoes.
Medicaid is beginning to tighten its purse strings, saying the Hatchers make too much. But with three kids on a teacher's and claims adjuster's salaries, they don't make enough to cover the massive medical bills. Still, Neysa Hatcher doesn't want anyone to feel sympathetic about their situation. This happened to us for a reason. She said she sometimes feels guilty for putting Kaelib through the surgeries because she loves him for who he is, not what he looks like.