American soap actor Jordi Vilasuso has shared a post showing his baby daughter Lucy in hospital after she fell ill with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) which caused a “partially collapsed lung.”
The Young and the Restless actor announced the news on behalf of himself and his wife Kaitlin, 37, who also posted it on her Instagram page.
It read: ”Ah friends.. we come to you coveting your prayers yet again.
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“I feel like all I do is ask you all for prayers or thank you for prayers.. I suppose that is just the season we’re in right now,” he continued.
“We found out Monday that Lucy had RSV and by Monday night she had been admitted to the hospital w/ difficulty breathing,” Jordi, 42, continued.
“Last night, things unexpectedly took a turn for the worse and she was moved to NICU w/ what the doctors described as a partially collapsed right lung. I am still struggling to believe this as I type.”
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Jordi ended the post by saying: “Please please pray with us for miraculous healing for Lucy’s precious little body. We love her so much and just want her home and happy and in our arms.”
The first photo shows Lucy in a crib in the NICU connected to medical equipment. The second shows the baby girl from a distance, looking small and vulnerable alongside all the equipment in hospital.
Kaitlin later shared an update on her Instagram Story, a video of her sister, actor Bailee Madison, sitting with Lucy while she spent time with the couple’s older children Riley, 10, and Everly, 7.
She captioned the video: “My angel of a sister loving on Lucy so we could love on our big girls for a few.”
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Bailee Madison took to her own Instagram Story to thank followers for their “love and prayers and healing energy coming” for her niece.
Jordi and Kaitlin announced they were expecting their third child in September 2023. The couple had previously lost two children during pregnancy and Kaitlin underwent a surgical procedure to treat a “cerclage” to prevent another loss.
A cerclage involves temporarily sewing the cervix closed with stitches.
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Kaitlin wrote on Instagram at the time “after many visits with some incredible doctors” the couple made the decision “to undergo a procedure called a cerclage in hopes that it will help keep her safe in my belly.”
Lucy was born early at 35 weeks on December 31, with the Jordi sharing a photo from hospital and writing: ”It looks like we are in for one more surprise before we ring in the new year!”
Jordi and Kaitlin Vilasuso began dating in 2010 and announced their engagement in May 2012.
The couple were married on August 25, 2012, in Islamorada in Florida.
Since then the couple has been open about sharing their highs and lows throughout their relationship.