The Lincoln County News
December 24, 2020 at
Bisi Cameron Yee
Hayden Libby poses for a photo at his home in Waldoboro on Saturday, Dec. 19. Libby was born with hemifacial microsomia, a genetic defect that caused the left side of his face to be less developed than the right. (Bisi Cameron Yee photo)
Sheila Libby remembers listening to the beeps. Those sounds in the hospital after the birth of her son Hayden were audible symbols of his condition.
Hayden Libby was born only 28 weeks into his mother’s pregnancy. He would spend the first 6 1/2 months of his life in the hospital. Much of that time was spent addressing the host of problems resulting from his premature birth. But those weren’t the only challenges he faced.