Jesy Nelson, the former Little Mix star, supported her partner Zion Foster on Sunday when they ran the London Marathon and raised money for charities on social media.
Jesy Nelson was cheering on her partner from hospital as he took part in the London Marathon. The 33-year-old former Little Mix star is pregnant with twins – which she is expecting with musician Zion Foster, 25.
The couple have gone through troubling times over the course of their pregnancy – with Jesy rushed to hospital after it was discovered her twins were at risk of a condition called twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. If untreated, the condition can cause issues for the unborn twins – including growth problems, organ failure, and even death.
Last month, the singer had emergency surgery to save her children. Zion ran the London Marathon on Sunday to raise awareness of the condition.
Still hospital-bound, Jesy supported her partner by watching the race on TV. Taking to Instagram Stories, the Mine singer shared a snap of the TV screen she was looking up at from her hospital bed.
She captioned the image, “I’m so excited this morning knowing that my baby is running the marathon for both our babies and Twins Trust.” @zionfoster “You got this my angel, my heart feels so proud of you.”
Zion made it known prior to the event that he was running for the Twins Trust. The rapper said in a statement released via a fundraising page that his partner and I were expecting identical twins when we discovered their condition in the first trimester. Because they share a placenta, one twin will ultimately take more of the blood supply and nutrients from the other, which comes with a lot of risks. It is rare, life-threatening, and rare.
It’s been a very terrifying and worrying time for us to be pregnant, and it’s awful to consider the possibility of both of our children passing away. Before Jesy became pregnant, we were unaware of TTTS, so we decided to use our platform to raise awareness and support families like ours as soon as we could.
Zion continued: “That’s why the Twins Trust is our chosen charity and I want to raise as much money for them as I possibly can. Not only do they raise awareness of conditions like TTTS, but they also work closely with the NHS to audit maternity units in hospitals and their brilliant work has already saved the lives of many babies in the UK.”
He continued, “They support multiples’ families around the clock and raise money for further research into multiple pregnancies and complications that may arise,” and he continued, “They request donations for the charity.”
Zion and Jesy have been keeping fans updated on the progress of their pregnancy – including the procedures the former X Factor star underwent to save their babies. Following surgery, the couple took to Instagram to share information.
Hello everyone, we just wanted to update you because we know it’s been a while. We want to wish all the amazing and courageous mothers out there a happy Mother’s Day. Second, I’ve been recovering because we’re still being treated in the hospital.
“But we have some fantastic news. The operation was a success, which is just incredible, and the TTTS has cleared up. We have the most amazing doctors, and we are so, so fortunate. My cervix is very, very short, so I can’t leave the hospital because my waters could break at any point and I’m still very, very early, which is basically the current situation.
Jesy continued, “So yeah, I can’t leave the hospital until a certain number of weeks.” Although we pray that the babies will stay in my belly each week, we are also so appreciative that they are still here, that they are still developing, and that we are also appreciative of that.
Zion then said, “We’re in such a blessed, blessed situation to even be able to make this video and share this good news.” Zion made the announcement that he would run the marathon at this time, at the end of March.
Source: Mirror
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