When twins Noah and Oliver Jewitt were born prematurely, blood transfusions played a vital part in their fight for life.
Two years later, their mum Rebecca Jewitt has spoken out to encourage people to become donors as part of National Blood Week.
“They wouldn’t be here if they didn’t have the blood. We wouldn’t have them both.”
The first few weeks of life with a newborn is supposed to be a happy time, but it was a nightmare for Rebecca and husband Lee. The couple were looking forward to welcoming their twins and adding to their family, which already included daughter Isobella, now 11, and seven-year-old Oscar.
But Rebecca went into labour prematurely at just 26 weeks, She was rushed to Wigan Infirmary, before being transferred to Burnley General and it was there that Noah and Oliver were born on June 7, 2015, weighing 2lb 1oz and 2lb respectively.
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