Major Update on 7-Week-Old Baby Tragically Hit by Softball

Kristen Undset : May 22, 2018
Faith, Family, America

"She is making some great strides and is coming back to us more and more as each day passes. And for that we could not be more grateful." -Laura Heise, the baby's great-aunt

[FaithFamilyAmerica.com] Early in May, a seven-week-old baby was hit on the head by a softball while at a game. Since the tragedy, little McKenna Hovenga has been fighting for her life. (Photo: Baby McKenna/Facebook/via Faith, Family, America)

The accident left McKenna with a skull fracture, brain bleeds, and seizures. She was heavily sedated for a long time. At the time, they said she was stable but critical.

The parents were at the game the infant became hungry. McKenna's father, Lee, had his back to the field while helping situate the newborn to nurse when a ball from another field was sent flying and struck the newborn as she fed. McKenna is...

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