Little Cohen (5) and Cooper (1.5) have visited our house since they were born, and will likely continue to be regular visitors over their childhood and teen years.

The two brothers came into the world prematurely and were each diagnosed with life-threatening respiratory and swallowing complications. The usual emotional journey of welcoming a child into the world was taken into overdrive for parents Emily and Ben, who watched both Cohen and Cooper fight for the lives they’d only just begun.

And that fight has been and will continue to be a long one.