‘Hunter Kelly has defied the expectations. There’s little doubt that the extremely high level of care he receives has helped him live a longer and fuller life. “I stand in awe that he’s going to be 8,” said his mother, Jill Kelly. “He wasn’t supposed to be 8. He wasn’t supposed to even be 2. He wasn’t supposed to hold his head up by himself. He wasn’t supposed to be able to blink for yes.’