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When Braden West was born, doctors told his parents that he would not survive. The little boy had all odds against him \u2013 but his life-threatening condition would lead to one miracle after another,<\/p>\n

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Today, Braden is 22 and celebrates his life by becoming a firefighter. Braden West was born with the rare craniofacial condition, Pfeiffer syndrome Type 2, which causes malformations of the skull and an underdeveloped brain. His mom Cheri understood something was wrong and was told about her son\u2019s condition two weeks before he was born\u2026..<\/p>\n

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