Photo: Ashley Cain/Instagram

Ashley Cain’s daughter dies

Ashley Cainis opening up about his grief following the death of his 8-month-old daughterAzaylia Diamond.

“I wanted to take this time to give thanks for all the love, care and support for Azaylia throughout her battle and still now for us as a family,” he began. “I am broken and hurting more and more everyday right now.”

Meanwhile, on her ownInstagram Story, Cain’s girlfriendSafiyya Vorajeeshared a photograph of the pair’s late daughter, writing “so beautiful I think about you all day and night.”

Ashley Cain/Instagram

Safiyya Vorajee and Ashley Cain

Safiyya Vorajee/Instagram

Safiyya Vorajee and Ashley Cain

Last weekend, Cain revealed the tragic news that his daughter died. “Rest In Paradise Princess 👼🏼🌈 I will always hold you in my heart until I can hold you again in heaven ❤️😢 #AzayliaDiamondCain,” he wrote on Instagram.

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In February, Cain said the family was “urgently informed thatAzaylia’s leukemia had returned” moments before she was due to leave the hospital aftera stem-cell transplantation.

On Friday, Vorajee also reflected on the heartbreak she feels.

“Trying to get myself out of bed in the morning has never felt so hard,” Vorajee wrote on social media. “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 😢👼🧡.”

“1 week today this was all happening, 😢 ,” she added alongside another photo of the pair together. “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] your with me close all the time 🧡.”

source: people.com