Between then and now, what has changed so drastically to improve the lives of not only the children who undergo tracheostomy but also their families ... have bronchopulmonary dysplasia or have been on ...

Nicole Orchard, 28, shared footage online of the unpredictable and exhausting reality of being a vent parent—one who has a child on a ventilator 24/7 because of a tracheostomy in his neck.