Ashley Cain has shared more details about his life caring for his daughter Azaylia, five months, who is battling a rare and aggressive form of leukaemia in hospital.
The former Ex On The Beach star, 29, took to Instagram on Thursday to do a Q and A, where he spoke about how he was coping and the symptoms Azaylia, whom he shares with Safiyya Vorajee, suffered before she got her diagnosis.
One follower asked: ‘Do you and Safiyaa get to see each other much at the moment? You both are such an inspiration!’.
Family: Ashley Cain has shared more details about his life caring for his daughter Azaylia, five months, who is battling a rare and aggressive form of leukaemia in hospital
Ashley replied: ‘We get to spend about five minutes chatting when we switch over in the hospital. Apart from that it’s phone calls and FaceTime!’
When asked by a fan about the symptoms he noticed in Azaylia before she was diagnosed, the reality star said she was suffering from flu-like symptoms.
Ashley added she had trouble breathing, a bloated and firm stomach, bruises on her tummy and a puffy face.
The reality star said the couple were turned away by several doctors saying Azaylia was just constipated, before they got her official diagnosis.
The former Ex On The Beach star, 29, took to Instagram on Thursday to do a Q and A, where he spoke about how he and his partner Safiyya Vorajee were coping
Symptoms: When asked by a fan about the symptoms he noticed in Azaylia before she was diagnosed, the reality star said she was suffering from flu-like symptoms
When questioned about what gives him strength daily, Ashley replied: ‘My daughter is the source of all my strength. She gives me unmeasurable amounts of love and happiness.
‘Me being upset and negative won’t help a thing.’
The television personality added: ‘If my daughter can fight this, the least I can do is be strong and surround her with the best energy possible.’
Brave: When questioned about what gives him strength daily, Ashley replied: ‘My daughter is the source of all my strength’
Ashley also candidly admitted he was ‘heartbroken’ when asked how he was doing by a different follower.
He elaborated: ‘It’s the hardest thing I could imagine in my worst nightmare. Every single day. But at the same time I genuinely believe in my daughter and I can honestly say I enjoy and appreciate every single second with her!’
In a different question, Ashley told his fans watching Azalyia suffer is ‘torture’ and said he would take ‘any punishment imaginable for her to be free of this’.
Honest: Ashley also candidly admitted he was ‘heartbroken’ when asked how he was doing by a different follower
Sad: In a different question, Ashley told his fans watching Azalyia suffer is ‘torture’ and said he would take ‘any punishment imaginable for her to be free of this’
Last week, Ashley shared heartwarming snaps of his ‘strong, mighty’ daughter.
The television personality said his daughter has now begun the ‘toughest journey imaginable’ as she continues to fight the disease.
He wrote: ‘Today was by far the biggest day of our lives. One that we have been hoping, wishing and praying for.
‘The day Azaylia received her stem cell transplant and begins the toughest journey imaginable to save her precious life! We believe in you princess.
‘You are strong, you are mighty, you are courageous and God is with you! You got this Likkle Lion. We love you! ❤️ LETS GO CHAMP!’
According to the NHS website, patients who receive a stem cell transplant must stay in hospital for a few weeks while they wait for their stem cells to settle in their bone marrow and start producing new cells.
It comes after the reality star recently confirmed that a donor had been found for the stem cell transplant.
Ashley said he was devastated to learn his five-month-old was at a higher risk of complications going into the transplant after her cancer returned, following two rounds of chemotherapy.
Overjoyed: Ashley revealed Azaylia has received her stem cell transplant amid her leukaemia battle
The post comes after Ashley revealed 80,000 people became stem cell donors 48 hours after he appealed for the public’s help amid his daughter’s health battle.
Saying that he was ‘forever grateful’ to the members of the public who had ordered test kits to be added to the stem cell register, Ashley claimed the charities usually get 30-40,000 people registering in a single year.
Ashley, who made his appeal to find a donor on social media, said he thought it was ‘beautiful’ how people could come together for a good cause in spite of negativity that is often prevalent online.
Reflecting on Azaylia’s health battle, he explained that when they discovered she was diagnosed with leukaemia she had a soaring white cell count of 200, and also had tumours on her lungs, kidneys, and stomach.
He revealed that a normal person’s white cell count is five, while adults who are suffering from the blood cancer tend to have a white cell count of 40, so it was alarming that Azalyia’s was so high.
Ashley explained that being told the news left him a ‘broken man’, and he claimed it was an ‘absolute miracle’ that she has been able to fight the cancer.
Fighter: It comes after Ashley recently confirmed that a donor has been found for his daughter’s stem cell transplant