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Thursday, May 09, 2013  8-month-old baby Easton Friedel has been hospitalized with a deadly serious lung infection for 60 days.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  A prayer service for Baby Easton Friedel is planned for Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. at Lakes Church in Auburn.

Sunday, March 17, 2013  Extended family has gathered at bedside after worsening condition is reported

Monday, February 18, 2013  Baby Easton Friedel returned home from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital on Sunday, where he underwent a bronchoscope, according to the family’s Facebook page.

Friday, February 15, 2013 

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Raw Video -- Baby Easton Friedel is headed to the Epidermolysis Bullosa Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital on Wednesday for a round of doctor appointments.The special medical flight is the only way Easton could possibly travel to Ohio. The trip is courtesy of Patient Airlift Services (PALS), which is a chairty network of pilots who donate their time and aircraft.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Baby Easton Friedel was released from the hospital Monday after spending the weekend in the hospital for a bulging soft spot, atrophy on his brain, and a positive staph test over the weekend.

Monday, February 11, 2013  Baby Easton Friedel was released from the hospital Monday and will head to the Epidermolysis Bullosa Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital on Wednesday for a round of doctor appointments.

Sunday, February 10, 2013  There are more complications today for baby Easton Friedel, the infant with the rare skin disease EB.

Saturday, February 09, 2013  Baby Easton Friedel is back in the hospital Saturday night due to atrophy in the front part of his brain.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  CNY Central's Michael Benny was invited by Easton's family to spend a day at their home in Weedsport to raise awareness about Epidermolysis Bullosa.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Facebook update on family website says child has MRSA, a potentially dangerous infection.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  The Weedsport baby living with a rare skin disease returned home from the hospital Tuesday. Baby Easton was admitted to the hospital last week for a bad cold.

Friday, December 14, 2012  The Weedsport baby living with a rare skin disease remains in the hospital on Friday. According to a Facebook page dedicated to Easton Friedel, the infant was returned to the hospital for a bad cold on Thursday.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  The Weedsport baby living with a rare skin disease is back in the hospital again.