Miracle twins born at just 24 weeks are finally going home after 150 days in hospital
THE parents of twin boys born at just 24 weeks are celebrating bringing them home today after 150 days in hospital.
Tiny Matthew Ifan and Elgan Sion Rees weighed just 1lb 3oz and 1lb 4oz and were given only a slim chance of survival by doctors.
They have been moved to four different hospitals for life-saving operations — but mum Tracey Evenden, 38, has spent almost every day beside them.
Tracey said: “There were times we didn’t know what the outcome would be, just going hour by hour, sometimes thinking it would be the last night.
“But we’ve got through and hopefully we’re through the last of it now. It’s all been a bit of a blur.
“It’s been a rollercoaster of a journey. We’re so excited to finally be able to bring them home.”
When the twins were born in October they were so ill that teacher Tracey and the tots’ dad, pub manager Mark Rees, 34, were told their babies might die.
Mark, who also has a 12-year-old son called Ethan with Tracey, said: “We took to praying, which we never do.”
He added: “We can’t thank the nurses and all the staff enough, they have been out of this world.”
The babies may still require ongoing care and treatment but can now return to the family home in Lampeter, West Wales.