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Meet Kimberly Thomas and Demonte Jackson, who spent 4 months living at the hospital, making sure their premature twin babies, Kima and DJ were getting the love and care they needed in order to survive. When they did, the Ohio hospital that had gotten so invested in this family threw it *** small graduation. According to SWNS, the twins were given as little as 10% chance of survival when they entered. The world last October, they were so small that they could fit in the palm of Kimberly’s hands, but after months of intensive care, having suffered brain bleeding and *** collapsed lung, the babies were allowed to go home. Becky Stewart, *** nurse at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, said in an interview that during their time in the NICU, the intensive care unit, I treated them as if they were my own children. I loved. The like I love my own girls and formed *** bond with them that will stick with me forever. Kimberly, who was not able to hold her babies for the first month of their premature lives, spent every day with them at the hospital until she was able to mother them properly, leading to *** very emotional graduation where the twins dressed in caps and gowns, passed all their medical milestones and began their journey in this crazy, crazy world.
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Baby born at 24 weeks heading home after 400 days in the NICU
After spending more than a year in a neonatal intensive care unit, a Kentucky mother is preparing to bring her baby boy home.Colsen Knox was born in March 2025. He was born at just 24 weeks, weighing just 1 pound 8 ounces.Colsen’s mother, Savannah Jones, said she was initially told she would be in the NICU for at least three months. But those months dragged into a year, and now, after more than 400 days at a University of Kentucky hospital, baby Colsen is preparing to go home.Above video: Premature twins go home after emotional ‘graduation’ from hospitalJones, who calls herself the “NICU momma” on TikTok, has been documenting Colsen’s journey since day 1. “Since delivering at just 24 weeks, life has completely changed and I’ve learned more about love, patience, and strength than I ever thought possible,” she said.Her journey has been a long one full of tear-streaked and sleepless nights, navigating the past year with the help of nurses and hospital staff. Colsen had his breathing tubes removed at the 145-day mark, and now weighs more than 20 pounds. Jones says watching him grow has been an amazing experience.”Colsen is the bravest little soul I’ve ever known,” she said. “His strength, his will to fight, and the way he keeps showing up each day… it amazes me. Even on the hard days, he reminds me what true resilience looks like.”During Colsen’s NICU stay, Jones announced on TikTok that she had welcomed a second son, Everan, in April. Everan arrived “term and happy,” Jones wrote, and is awaiting his big brother to join him at home. And that homecoming will come any day now. But Jones doesn’t like to get her hopes up.”We’re hoping to be home by May. It’s like as soon as we start planning, something happens. So we say we’re going to the zoo,” Jones told LEX18 in an interview earlier this month.A GoFundMe account has been set up for Colsen’s trip to the zoo, raising thousands of dollars for the family.”This past year has been the hardest of their lives, and they have faced it with strength, love, and unwavering faith. We are endlessly grateful for every prayer, every message, and every bit of support you’ve given them along the way,” the GoFundMe reads. “Now, it’s time to celebrate this miracle. Thank you for loving them, supporting them, and sharing this with others. We cannot wait for the day we get to say… Colsen is HOME.”
After spending more than a year in a neonatal intensive care unit, a Kentucky mother is preparing to bring her baby boy home.
Colsen Knox was born in March 2025. He was born at just 24 weeks, weighing just 1 pound 8 ounces.
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Colsen’s mother, Savannah Jones, said she was initially told she would be in the NICU for at least three months. But those months dragged into a year, and now, after more than 400 days at a University of Kentucky hospital, baby Colsen is preparing to go home.
Above video: Premature twins go home after emotional ‘graduation’ from hospital
Jones, who calls herself the “NICU momma” on TikTok, has been documenting Colsen’s journey since day 1.
“Since delivering at just 24 weeks, life has completely changed and I’ve learned more about love, patience, and strength than I ever thought possible,” she said.
Her journey has been a long one full of tear-streaked and sleepless nights, navigating the past year with the help of nurses and hospital staff. Colsen had his breathing tubes removed at the 145-day mark, and now weighs more than 20 pounds.
Jones says watching him grow has been an amazing experience.
“Colsen is the bravest little soul I’ve ever known,” she said. “His strength, his will to fight, and the way he keeps showing up each day… it amazes me. Even on the hard days, he reminds me what true resilience looks like.”
During Colsen’s NICU stay, Jones announced on TikTok that she had welcomed a second son, Everan, in April. Everan arrived “term and happy,” Jones wrote, and is awaiting his big brother to join him at home.
And that homecoming will come any day now. But Jones doesn’t like to get her hopes up.
“We’re hoping to be home by May. It’s like as soon as we start planning, something happens. So we say we’re going to the zoo,” Jones told LEX18 in an interview earlier this month.
A GoFundMe account has been set up for Colsen’s trip to the zoo, raising thousands of dollars for the family.
“This past year has been the hardest of their lives, and they have faced it with strength, love, and unwavering faith. We are endlessly grateful for every prayer, every message, and every bit of support you’ve given them along the way,” the GoFundMe reads. “Now, it’s time to celebrate this miracle. Thank you for loving them, supporting them, and sharing this with others. We cannot wait for the day we get to say… Colsen is HOME.”
