A baby's first Christmas is special for any parents. But today will be a particularly memorable occasion for Johnny and Josephina Li, both 29, from Sydney's west. 9News
But today will be a particularly memorable occasion for Johnny and Josephina Li, both 29, from Sydney's west.
He was born prematurely at 32 weeks and almost died as he battled a rare and serious problem with his intestine.A baby's first Christmas is special for any parents. But today Johnny and Josephina, from Sydney's west will mark it with baby Julian, who spent an incredible 197 days in hospital.Today, the family will finally let the stress of the last few months go and simply enjoy being parents at their Guilford West home after the sleepless nights at Julian's hospital bedside.
It was a smooth pregnancy until Mrs Li felt unwell and went to Westmead Hospital for a check-up on May 24.Josephina said she never could have imagined what was to come when she gave birth to Julian."There was some sort of bleeding - they don't know exactly what the cause was," she said.The newborn was taken straight to intensive care as he needed help breathing.
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