ASHLEY Cain has opened up about his struggle with celebrating Easter since losing his baby daughter.
The reality star says he's "smiling through tears" as he remembers Azaylia.
Sharing pictures of the little girl in hospital holding an Easter egg, Ashley wrote: "Today is Easter and I'll be completely honest, I don't know how to spend these kind of occasions anymore.
"Day to day life, you suck it up and smile, but these times of the year prove extremely difficult.
"This day should be an incredibly happy day with my son, but since last night I haven't been able to stop thinking about the last Easter I spent with my daughter.
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"The 4th April 2021 was a very sad and painful day for so many reasons and one that completely breaks me to revisit, as 20 days later, Azaylia took her final breaths and left us for heaven.
"Azaylia wasn't just my first child, but my first true love. She isn't only the love of my life, but the inspiration for my life itself.
"She truly became my Hero, and because of that, I vow to be her little brothers.
"So this Easter, not only will I try to smile through the tears for my son, but I will try with all of my heart to do it for my daughter.
"I love you champ, forever and always with everything in my heart and I miss you so much that it hurts, every single day.
"My love, my prayers, my thoughts and my smiles will be with you and for you today My little Angel."
Baby Azaylia was just eight weeks old when she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukaemia and tumours on her lungs, stomach and kidneys.
She passed peacefully in the arms of her parents, Ashley and Safiyya, at their home in Nuneaton, Warks, in April 2021.
After supporting each other in their darkest hour, the couple announced their split last year.
Two years after Azalyia lost her fight for life aged just eight months, reality star Ashley became a dad again to a little boy.
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Ashley and Safiyya have dedicated their lives to The Azaylia Foundation — fighting the shortage of doctors and treatments specialising in childhood cancer, while also supporting families requiring treatment abroad.
