Worthington family waits as baby Maci fights to thrive
Worthington infant has turbulent start to life Written By: Leah Ward | × Maci Thier was born July 12 and has spent her whole life on machines in the NICU. (Submitted photo) IOWA CITY, Iowa — Maci Thier's first 15 days of life have been very different than her parents once imagined: inside the walls of a neo-natal intensive care unit, attached to machines and under constant observation. Matt and Dani Thier first felt like something was wrong on Saturday July 10, just 29 weeks into Dani's pregnancy. Dani wasn't feeling the baby move as much as she was used to. "It's our first...