2019 Cover Winner: Miracle Baby Joy Degl and Her Brothers

Joy Degl

This beautiful new born is Joy Margaret Degl. She is now 7, and has been diagnosed with asthma and bronchopulmonary dysplasia, ROP, and some learning disabilities. She is now in Grade 1 and is learning how to read! She is protected by 3 older brothers and loves to dance. In fact, she is staring in The Nutcracker Ballet in December. One day, Joy wants to be an artist, dancer, or chef who cooks dinner for nurses who work at night in the NICU. Bravo!!

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Images courtesy the Degl Family

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This post originally appeared on our March/April 2020 Magazine