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Armchair Travelers will take place on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 1:30 p.m. Adults are invited to attend this free program in the Storytime Room of the Civic Center Library, 1188

A neonatal intensive care unit. (Brad Greenlee/Flickr) A birth gone horribly wrong left Jasmine Acebo with profound brain damage and a bleak future, one defined by wheelchairs, mechanical airways, feeding tubes, frequent hospitalizations, in-home nursing and constant pain. Unable to work, her overwhelmed mother became dependent on food stamps and sometimes cash assistance. She watched helplessly when her newborn convulsed with seizures. She saw her daughter turn blue and nearly suffocate during a feeding. A Florida program promised help: medical care, money for expenses — a lifeline of supp...