UI Stead Family Children's Hospital Kid Captain 2015: Kaelea Butterfield

Kaelea Butterfield of Marion, Iowa has severe, life-threatening asthma. Not only is she unable to breathe in enough oxygen during an episode, she’s unable to breathe out carbon dioxide as well. Her attacks are so serious, she even needed to be put on life support at one point. Meet Kaelea at www.uichildrens.org/2015-Kaelea.