Mum’s shock twist: Premmies saved by unit she helped for years

Joey and Jasper were born at 31 weeks. Source: Supplied An Aussie mum who helped raise millions for sick babies faced a terrifying twist of fate when her twin boys were rushed into emergency care – in the exact hospital unit her work helped fund. Emily Day spent years promoting charity house sales to raise millions for critically ill babies, never knowing just how lifesaving her work would become for her own family. The twins weighed a tiny 1.4kg and 1.6kg. Source: Jungle Cat/Supplied They were in the lifesaving unit for eight weeks. Source: Jungle Cat/Supplied The Plantation Homes team member suffered a mother’s worst nightmare when her identical twins arrived nine weeks early on February 22, triggering an emergency rush into the Neonatal Critical Care Unit at Brisbane’s Mater Hospital. It was the very ward Ms Day had dedicated years of her life to supporting. Inside the unit, her fragile twin boys, Joey and Jasper – first children for Emily and her partner Tim – fought for survival at just 31 weeks, weighing a tiny 1.4kg and 1.6kg. “Being discharged and leaving Joey and Jasper behind was one of the hardest things I have ever done,” Ms Day said. “That first night without them was ...