A second grader who was born into the water crisis is making progress as he battles the effects of lead poisoning.
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) – As the world was learning that lead had leached into Flint’s water system and made its way into the taps and bodies of the city’s children, a mother was giving birth to her son, Taylor Williams.
ABC12 has been following his progress since he was a newborn struggling to survive in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Hurley Children’s Hospital. At the time, his family was told the long-term effects of tainted water were unknown.
Now as a second-grader, some of the effects of the lead exposure are becoming evident. But the difference that can be made by early intervention a mother’s sheer will also are becoming clear.
On a sunny afternoon in Flint, Taylor is working on a rite of passage for most young …