Aussie model's emotional update on baby's brain tumour

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3 days ago

Australian model Erin McNaught has shared an emotional update after her eight-month-old son was diagnosed with a 'massive' brain tumour.
The 43-year-old mum-of-three recalled how she had 'sobbed so hard' as she marked one month since baby Obi's life-changing surgery to remove the tumour.
'It's one month today since Obi had surgery to remove a massive brain tumour that he was only diagnosed with a few days prior,' she wrote.
'I woke early … trying to deal with what was about to happen. I stood on the balcony and watched the sunrise and sobbed so hard I couldn't breathe.
'The thought that this sunrise might be the last one we saw with him still here on this earth was unbearable,' she said, recalling the devastating day.
'When he made it through the surgery, we returned to the balcony and watched the sunset and we cried again together.
'Since then, Obi has blown us away with his recovery. Day by day, achieving more and more.
'We still don't know what his future holds, but then again no one ever does. For now we are filled with joy, and happiness, and a deep sense of gratitude. We hold him close, and we hold our big boys, and we marvel at our little family, and how lucky we are,' she concluded.
The heartfelt message was accompanied by a series of clips, detailing the family's difficult month.
In one clip, Erin can be seen gently swaying with her eyes closed as she holds baby Obi to her chest in a hospital room.
Others show the little boy being transported across the hospital with a myriad of tubes attached to his head, and an IV pole in close tow.
The star's comments were flooded with words of support from fellow models and TV personalities.
'Sending love and prayers,' wrote horse racing heiress Kate Waterhouse.
'Sending you all so much love,' followed Home and Away alum Jodi Gordon.
'The unimaginable. You're so strong honey, thinking of you and your brave little man,' wrote Today Show host Renee Bargh.
Erin and her partner, Stasi Kotaras (also known as Stace Cadet), first announced the devastating diagnosis in early June, telling fans they were 'absolutely shattered' and had 'a long road ahead of them.'
'For the last few weeks we have noticed a rapid decline in Obi's behaviour and happiness. He was having problems eating, sleeping and most recently, keeping his head straight,' they wrote in a shared statement.
'At about 6:00pm Tuesday night we met with a neurosurgeon who broke the heartbreaking news that Obi has a large brain tumour on the right side of his brain.
'We have a long and difficult road ahead us but are so lucky to have our family and friends' support at this time and we're keeping focused on getting our little boy back.'
McNaught is also the mother of two older children, sons Evander and Ennio, with her ex-husband, rapper Example.