Ashley Cain’s grieving girlfriend Safiyya has spoken about her heartache since their daughter Azaylia passed away last week.
The Ex On The Beach star, 30, and Safiyya, 35, announced last weekend that their beloved eight-month-old had tragically passed away from acute myeloid leukaemia, after a courageous battle with the disease.
Taking to Instagram on Saturday, Safiyya told her followers how often Azaylia, who was diagnosed at just two months, enters her thoughts.
Unforgettable: Ashley Cain’s grieving girlfriend Safiyya has said she can’t get their baby daughter out of her mind following infant Azaylia’s death
Writing on her Instagram stories, Safiyya said of her daughter: ‘Your so beautiful I think about you all day and night [sic].’
Alongside the touching message, the grieving mother also shared an adorable picture of her baby.
Happy in a pink Mini Mouse baby bouncer, Azaylia smiled and waved at her doting mum in the photo.
‘Your so beautiful I think about you all day and night’: The grieving mother also shared an adorable picture of her baby smiling and waving
The post comes after Safiyya revealed on Friday that she is struggling to get out of bed after her daughter’s untimely death.
Taking to her Instagram stories, Safiyya wrote: ‘Trying to get myself out of bed in the morning has never felt so hard. The pain that hits me when my eyes open is unbearable, I just want this all to have been a dream. I miss you Azaylia.’
In another post, Safiyya uploaded her final photo cuddling her daughter and said: ‘1 week ago this was all happening. You are so incredible Azaylia, you have changed my life.
‘Honestly I feel so proud of you, I am lost without you but I know you’re with me close all the time.’
Devastating: Ashley Cain’s grieving girlfriend Safiyya has said she is struggling to get out of bed after their daughter Azaylia’s death
Stay strong: In another post, Safiyya uploaded her final photo cuddling her daughter and said: ‘1 week ago this was all happening. You are so incredible Azaylia, you have changed my life’
Azaylia battled acute myeloid leukaemia for the majority of her life and was diagnosed just two months after she was born.
Ashley confirmed the tragic news on social media last Sunday, writing: ‘Rest In Paradise Princess. I will always hold you in my heart until I can hold you again in heaven ❤️ #AzayliaDiamondCain.’
The couple recently raised more than £1.5million to fund a trip to Singapore for life-saving transplant, but their little one became too unwell and doctors discovered tumours throughout her body.
Following her death, fans continued to donate to the GoFundMe Page and have so far raised the total past £1.6million.
RIP: The Ex On The Beach star, 30, announced last weekend their beloved eight-month-old daughter had tragically passed away from acute myeloid leukaemia (pictured last month)
Azaylia – who inspired her father’s powerful ‘let’s go champ’ message – underwent four rounds of chemotherapy during her fight and was recently nominated for a Pride Of Britain Award by thousands of supporters around the world.
On Tuesday, Safiyya shared another heartfelt tribute to Azaylia and said ‘not seeing her beautiful smile hurts so deep inside’ in a heartbreakingly-honest message.
Beautician Safiyya and her ex-footballer partner Ashley had been updating fans on their baby girl’s health condition since she was diagnosed with the rare form of blood cancer at just two months old.
The nurse wrote: ‘Morning time not seeing your beautiful smile hurts so deep inside, Azaylia your beautiful so pure, I miss you so so much words fail to explain the heartache.
Tributes: The couple recently raised more than £1.5 million to fund a trip to Singapore for life-saving transplant and following her death, fans continued to donate
‘I am so proud of you, everyday I will carry you with me in my heart, I no your looking down on me, & all the lessons you’ve taught me I will keep that with me forever. Thankyou for everything baby girl x x x.’ (sic)
It comes after Ashley wrote a lengthy post thanking his baby girl for ‘saving his life and giving him purpose’.
Ashley shared an image of little Azaylia’s hand clasped in his with the tot wearing a personalised baby grow.
Heartbreaking: The grieving mother and her ex-footballer partner Ashley had been updating fans on their baby girl’s battle with acute myeloid leukaemia
He wrote: ‘My heart is shattered. You gave my life purpose, my face a smile, filled my heart with love and my soul with pride.
‘I can’t put into words my sadness and pain, there aren’t words to describe it. I love you with every ounce of my body and I miss you so much already.
‘You made me a better man. You made me the person I’ve always wanted to be. You’ve taught me more in your 8 months than I’ve learned my whole life.
Moving: Ashley, meanwhile, penned a lengthy post thanking his baby girl for ‘saving his life and giving him purpose’
‘I don’t know why you’ve been taken away from me and my heart aches in your absence.
‘But I promise you that your name with live on. I will carry your name across every ocean, along every road, to the top of every mountain and across the whole globe.
‘Your name will live, your legacy will be remembered and I will seek peace in living as your vessel to continue inspiring, giving strength, spreading joy and saving lives in your name, with your spirit, as your father until we meet again.
‘You saved my life, you really did. With my second chance, I make a promise to you that I will make yours live on in our hearts, our thoughts and our prayers.
‘I am blessed, I am honoured and I am privileged to be your father. I would go through all of the pain again and again. Because what you gave me in those 8 months will live with me for eternity.
‘Oh, oobee doo. I wanna be like you. I wanna walk like you, Talk like you, too. Azaylia Diamond Cain. Rest In Peace Princess. 10.08.20 – 24.04.21.’
Tragic: The couple were utterly devoted to their daughter, who battled the rare and aggressive cancer with such courage she was nicknamed ‘Likkle lion’ (pictured earlier this year)