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Ashley Cainis welcoming his little boy into the world.
“I will love you, appreciate you, guide you and protect you with all of my heart, for the rest of my life. & you will have the most beautiful guardian angel heaven holds watching over you and protecting you too,” he said, referencing his late daughter Azalyia.
“Welcome to the world my son. May your body be strong, your mind be wise, your heart be loving and your spirit be pure and truly powerful,” he ended the post.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“I got a message saying that she needed to speak to me so I went to see her and she told me she was pregnant — I can’t put into words how that felt,” Cain told the outlet.
“I believe, after having Azaylia, that I was put on this earth to be a father. And then the thought of potentially having another child after losing one was very difficult to understand for me,” he shared.
Adding, “Even though this next part of my journey is going to be hard, I truly understand that every child that comes into this world is a blessing.”
TheEx on the Beachalum shared the devastating news of the death of Azaylia on social media in April 2021. The 8-month-old had been diagnosed with “a very rare and aggressive form” of cancer in Oct. 2020, whichreturnedin February 2021 followinga stem-cell transplantation.
In early April 2022, the former soccer player shared anInstagram videowhere he revealed that doctors had discovered cancerous tumors throughout his daughter’s body and that her chemotherapy was “not working.” He also explained that further treatment would no longer be possible.
Later the same month, on April 25, he and ex-girlfriendSafiyya Vorajee, Azaylia’s mom, shared the devastating news that their daughter had tragically died.
“Rest In Paradise Princess 👼🏼🌈 I will always hold you in my heart until I can hold you again in heaven ❤️😢 #AzayliaDiamondCain,” he wrote in his heartfelttribute on Instagram.
source: people.com
