A Southern California family is hoping to finally bring their baby home for the first time after a long journey of frightening health battles. At just 21 months old, Frankie Corona has already endured five surgeries and six cardiac arrests. 

Corona was born three months premature and weighed only one pound and 12 ounces. He was diagnosed with Chronic Respiratory Failure with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and his lungs were not fully developed.

Corona has never known life outside of the hospital or an existence without tubes extending from his body. "He's had about six cardiac events,” said his mother, Leslie Castaneda. “Now [the tubes] are just in place in case they have to give him life-saving medication."

Sandra Mitchell reports for KTLA 5 News.

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