'We'll have as much fun as we can with her': Ashley Cain returns home with daughter Azaylia after heartbreaking discovery she has multiple tumours leaving her with just days to live
- The Ex On The Beach star, 30, has been fighting to find treatment for his daughter Azaylia who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukaemia when she was just two months old
- Ashley had pinned his hopes on treatment for the rare disorder in Singapore, on Thursday was told his daughter has tumours throughout her tiny body
- He added that the chemotherapy was no longer working, and they are taking her home to make her more comfortable
- In an emotional video Ashley revealed his little girl may have just days to live, but added he wants to make her final moments 'as fun as they can'
- The media personality and Azaylia's mum Safiyya Vorajee recently raised more than £1.5 million to fund a trip to Singapore for a transplant
- Azaylia was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukaemia when she was just two months old Ashley Cain has spent his last night in hospital with his eight-month-old daughter Azaylia, as the family prepare to return home after learning she could have just days to live.
On Thursday the reality star, 30, shared a heartbreaking Instagram video revealing he and the tot's mum Safiyya Vorajee were bringing their little girl home to make her comfortable after learning doctors had found tumours throughout her body.
In the emotional post, Ashley added that Azaylia, who was diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia six months ago, can no longer fly to Singapore for treatment after discovering the tumours, and vowed to make her final days 'as fun as they can.'
Sad: Ashley Cain has spent his last night in hospital with his eight-month-old daughter Azaylia, as the family prepare to return home after learning she could have just days to liveAfter sharing his moving video, Ashley took to Instagram Stories to share a snap of him kissing his daughter as they lay in the hospital bed together.
He wrote: 'Last night in here before we take you home baby,' along with a broken heart emoji. Safiyya then shared a similar image with her baby girl in the bed, writing: 'My hero.'
Ashley marked his last night in hospital with little Azaylia after revealing the tot has just days to live amid her devastating battle with leukaemia.
He took to Instagram on Thursday where he shared a heartbreaking video in which he explained what was happening, revealing to fans that they're taking their little girl back home from hospital to make her as comfortable as possible.
Upsetting: The reality star shared a heartbreaking Instagram video on Thursday revealing he and the tot's mum Safiyya Vorajee (pictured) were bringing their little girl home
Devastating: In the emotional post, Ashley added that Azaylia can no longer fly to Singapore for treatment, and vowed to make her final days 'as fun as they can.'
Speaking outside of the hospital, the TV star told his followers: 'Where do I start? Where do I start? A lot has happened. A whole lot. Too much to write in a caption, too much to explain in a picture, so I thought I'd do a video.
'So last week we had the bone marrow test and the lumber puncture and bloods taken to send to Singapore in the hope that they could create a CAR T therapy to save Azaylia's life.
'Then we had to have a CT scan on her head and the results came back the next day, saying that Azaylia's got two very big tumours on her brain.
'They also said that the intrathecal treatment that is usually given to treat leukemia in the spine or the brain will not be available, because she has too much pressure with these tumours. And if they tried to even go through the spinal tap it would kill her. At that point, obviously, our world came down.
Family: The reality star took to Instagram on Thursday where he shared a heartbreaking video in which he explained what was happening (Pictured with Azaylia's mum Safiyya Vorajee)
Heartbreaking: Ashley revealed that little Azaylia cannot fly to Singapore for treatment as doctors have discovered tumours throughout her tiny body'Because obviously, the current chemotherapy that we were doing was for her blood, not the tumours in her brain.
'Consultants said that they think she's only got one, two days to live, and it could even be that night. So, we took Azaylia home with the palliative care team and stuff.
'It was scary. You walk into your little daughter's room and there's big oxygen tanks and stuff like that and it was horrible.
'We took her home. She was on high levels of pain relief and we tried to enjoy every little bit we could, but it was tough. We got through the first night, we got through the second night, but we noticed that Azaylia wasn't really here properly.
'As a parental instinct, I told my girlfriend, I said: "Let's take her off her pain relief". So we took her off the pain relief and the next morning she was as bright as a button, she had her sharpness back, she was responding to everything.
Poor baby: Doctors have found tumours in Azaylia's stomach, her spleen, her liver and her kidneys, in addition to tumours in her brain. And sadly, the chemotherapy isn't working
'And we sat there, and we thought: "this disease is not killing our daughter. We need to do everything that we can do to save this girl's life."
'And so I rang up the consultant at hospital and said: "We're coming back in, we're carrying on with treatment and we're getting her to Singapore."
Ashley said he told consultants in hospital that he has always been a fighter and always will be, adding: 'My daughter is a product of me: through nature, via nurture. That means she'll be a fighter too.'
The TV star touched on how some parents might be more comfortable at home with their child, but explained that it would 'break him' to stay at home knowing his daughter is dying and he's not doing anything about it.
Fighter: Ashley told consultants: 'My daughter is a product of me: through nature, via nurture. That means she'll be a fighter too'
The father-of-one continued relaying his conversation with doctors, explaining that he told them: 'Azaylia had one in four hundred trillion chance of being Azaylia, and you only get one chance at life...
'So we, I are gonna do everything we possibly can do preserve hers, 'cause when you're gone, you're gone... But it's how you wanna be remembered when you're gone.
'She's fought a hard tough fight the whole way through, so I wanna honour that and give her the best chance of survival.'
Too rare: Ashley revealed to his followers that doctors in Singapore have now said that Azaylia's condition is too rare to treat
Ashley then told his followers that they took Azaylia back into hospital and were exploring treatment options.
He said: 'We've been back in hospital the last three four days. We've been pushing, fighting for options and we made steps forwards.'
'She's currently on the drug that we fought to get. We're talking about potential options of radiotherapy to target the tumours in her head.
'They don't usually get radiotherapy to children under three but they were potentially willing to make an exception potentially, after talks.'
After taking a deep breath, Ashley explained that they had an ultrasound scan yesterday and the results came back today revealing that they found tumours throughout her body.
Going home: Holding back tears, the doting dad continued: 'So that means we're going back home. We're going back home and, we're gonna try and make our baby as comfortable as possible...Ashley told fans: 'They found tumours in her stomach her spleen her kidneys, as well as the tumours in her brain, and the chemotherapy's not working.
'Her disease is that aggressive that nothing they are doing... Nothing's working.
'And then, to make it worse, the consultants got an email from Singapore, and because Azaylia's literally one in a trillion - she literally is she's so special, she's one in a trillion - but unfortunately so is her disease. In Singapore they can't create a CAR T for her leukemia.
Holding back tears, the doting dad continued: 'So that means we're going back home. We're going back home and, we're gonna try and make our baby as comfortable as possible...
'And we're gonna have as much fun as we can with her as possible. And I thought that...
Fighter! Ashley explained that he told his girlfriend: 'We're gonna smile, we're gonna be strong and we're gonna go out with honour'
Champ! 'She's had a tough, tough life. From eight weeks old she'd been in hospital having chemotherapy, operations, transplants...' said Ashley of his incredible little girl
When you hear of all the other kids in the hospital they just wanna be at home, but Azaylia doesn't have a voice yet. I think if she had a voice, she'd wanna be at home too. So we're gonna take her home.'
Ashley told fans that he forced himself and his partner to get up, get dressed, eat and clean up, adding: 'We're gonna smile, we're gonna be strong and we're gonna go out with honour.
At the end of the harrowing video, while on the verge of weeping the reality star said: 'She's had a tough, tough life. From eight weeks old she'd been in hospital having chemotherapy, operations, transplants...
'And I feel like, for the last part of her life I just want to take her home. See her like a baby and give her the best rest of her life that we can give her. And that's it.
Sad news: Safiyya also took to Instagram to share the news in a lengthy caption alongside a photograph of herself and Ashley in hospital with baby Azaylia
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