Devlin DeFrancesco is used to going fast, but on Thursday morning, the professional IndyCar driver slowed things down to catch up with the doctors at a Toronto hospital who saved his life as a baby.
’s DAN Women & Babies Program and credits their work for the success he has experienced on the international racing stage
The 22-year-old driver would go on to spend the first four months of his life in an incubator at the Toronto hospital, where he overcame several significant health complications, including a collapsed lung and a serious brain bleed.DeFrancesco’s story is unfortunately not unique. “I think raising awareness about my story and giving hope to other families in very, very similar situations to what I was in is a huge part of this campaign,” DeFrancesco said.
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