Michigan boy to be taken off life support as mother fights to keep him alive
A local mother who is fighting to keep her son alive said life support will be removed Friday.
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Bobby Reyes, 14, of Ash Township, was hospitalized at Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor after a severe asthma attack in September. His mother, Sarah Jones, successfully fought to stop the hospital from taking her son off life support when doctors declared him brain-dead.Â
Michigan boy to be taken off life support as mother fights to keep him alive
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