Two best friends beat the odds together by graduating from high school after doctors told their parents they would have a 2 percent survival rate at birth.
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The news of the boys’ high school graduation went viral after Reddit user Tim Frost posted a side by side photo of his son Odin and Odin’s best friend Jordan on their first day of school and on graduation day. He writes, “My son and his best friend, both told their survival rate would be around 2%, never walk, and live in a vegetative state if they made it past 7 years, both walked the stage and graduated tonight!!! (Left pic is from the first day of school. The right is from graduation this evening)”
After the post went viral, hundreds of Redditors sent their congratulations and well wishes for the boys.
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Frost said during an interview with FOX 5 DC that the pandemic has canceled Odin’s birthday and graduation ceremonies but positive and supportive comments from the community have lifted his spirits. He also hopes the post will reach Odin’s favorite band, The Roots.
“But reading comment after comment congratulating our son and praising these boys actually turned out to be a way bigger celebration than we could’ve ever dreamed up. He is on cloud 99 feeling like a superstar.”