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\"My wife was on bed rest for three and-a-half weeks and we were told by our local hospital that [Cullen] had a two percent chance to live,\" recalled Robert Potter. \"We called 16 different hospitals in three different states to find a hospital that would deliver him at under 24 weeks.\"

Cullen weighed just 13.9 ounces when he was born in March. He was discharged from the hospital just over one month from what was supposed to be his mid-July due date with a clean bill of health.

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PHOTO: Robert and Molli Potter pose with their two sons.
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Cullen is on a minimal dose of oxygen but has no complications, according to both Rogers and his dad.

\"We're relieved to have everybody home together,\" said Robert Potter. \"With everything that could have happened, he is here and thriving.\"

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