Ex footballer Ashley Cain shared the news of his daughter, Azaliya’s, death in a heartbreaking Instagram post.
At just eight weeks old, Azaliya Cain was diagnosed with a rare, and aggressive, form of Leukaemia. Ashley Cain, along with his wife Safiyya Vorajee, had used social media to raise more than £1.5 million. This was to send his daughter to Singapore in the hope that she could start receiving rare treatment.
In a devastating turn, Ashley announced that Azaliya’s condition had worsened. Following the results of bone marrow testing, lumbar puncture and bloods being sent to Singapore, they discovered no more could be done. They were hoping that Singapore could create CAR-T therapy to save her life. A routine CT scan showed two very big tumours on her brain, killing all potential hope that Ashley had.
The consultants in Singapore said Azaliyah is one in a trillion, so they can not create a CAR-T for her leukaemia. Ashley and Safiyya posted on social media that they were taking their daughter home to make her comfortable. They were unsure of how long she would have, but wanted to make her last days as happy as possible.
Followers of Ashley’s stories saw pictures of family and friends coming to visit and a lovely picture of them both sleeping. There were a few occasions where Azaliya had to go to hospital but, other than these, she remained at home until she passed.
Ashley Cain battle captured the hearts of the world.
Although Azaliya only had a short 8 months in the world, she managed to capture the hearts of the world. A variety of different celebrities came forward in support for the little girls plight.
Orange ribbons were tied around the bridge near George Elliott Hospital where Azaliya was receiving treatment. A banner saying ‘Lets Go Champ’ was hung too, a tribute to the slogan Ashley penned in his posts in support of her battle.
In November the couple posted an appeal on Social Media, asking for stem cell donors. The appeal resulted in 41,000 people registering in just 48 hours. Despite it not being successful in saving Azaliyah’s life; Rebecca Pritchard, Register Development Team Lead, is proud of Ashley for coming forward. For using his platform to raise awareness of the need for more stem cell donors:
“We’re particularly calling on people from minority ethnic backgrounds, and young men aged 16–30, to join the register. Young men provide more than 50% of all stem cell donations but make up just 18% of our register. Together, we can work towards a future where nobody is waiting for their match.”
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