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Aug 2021
1h 2m

Ashley Cain

Fearne Cotton
About this episode

In April 2021, Ashley Cain’s eight month old daughter Azaylia Diamond Cain passed away. At eight weeks old she had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukaemia; Ashley and his partner Safiyya captured the nation’s hearts as they used social media to document their journey, raise awareness for childhood cancer and encourage people to become bone marrow donors both for their daughter and thousands of other children.


In this chat with Fearne, Ashley talks for the first time since Azaylia’s death about losing his child, about helping others grieve, and about why he feels he now has a real purpose for the first time in his life.


To find out more about the Azaylia Foundation, and to donate, visit www.theazayliafoundation.com 


IG: @theazayliafoundation


Twitter: @azayliafdn


Facebook: @theazayliafoundation


CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains frank chat about the grief of losing a child throughout, so do take care while listening.



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