When Braden West entered the world, doctors warned his parents that he wouldn’t survive. The odds were stacked against him from the very beginning, yet what followed was a series of miraculous moments that defied every expectation. Today, at 22, Braden is celebrating life in the most remarkable way—by becoming a firefighter. Born with Pfeiffer syndrome Type 2, a rare craniofacial condition that leads to skull malformations and an underdeveloped brain, Braden’s journey was anything but ordinary. His mother, Cheri, sensed something was wrong and received the devastating diagnosis just two weeks before his birth. “I mean, he’s kicking in...
Continues…