Young and restless alum Jordi Vilasuso is asking for prayers for his youngest daughter.
The actor, 42, who announced the birth of his third daughter at 35 weeks in December with wife Kaitlin, 37, revealed on Thursday that his daughter Lucy had been admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with a “partial collapse of the right lung. ”
“Ah friends.. we come to you longing for your prayers once again,” Jordi and Kaitlin wrote in a joint caption while sharing a photo of their daughter in the hospital. “I feel like I’m asking you all for prayers or thanking you for your prayers.. I guess that’s just the season we’re in right now.”
In the first photo, Lucy is wrapped in a blanket with tubes connected to her nose and mouth. Another slide shows Lucy lying in a cradle with wires connected to various medical equipment and a patient monitor.
“We found out on Monday that Lucy had RSV and by Monday night she was admitted to the hospital with breathing difficulties,” the parents added. “Last night things took an unexpected turn for the worse and she was moved to the NICU with what doctors described as a partially collapsed right lung. I’m still struggling to believe it as I type.”
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an infection of the lungs and respiratory tract, according to the Mayo Clinic. The disease is common in children under the age of 2, and babies under the age of 12 months are at risk of developing severe infections. It can also affect adults and older children in the form of mild cold-like symptoms.
Jordi and Kaitlin concluded their headline asking for prayers. “Please pray with us for the miraculous healing of Lucy’s precious little body,” they wrote. “We love her so much and we just want her home, happy and in our arms.”
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Kaitlin and Jordi Vilasuso with daughters Riley Grace and Everly Maeve.
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Meanwhile, Kaitlin also shared updates on her Instagram Story. Reposting a video of her sister, actress Bailee Madison, watching Lucy in the hospital, Kaitlin wrote: “My angel of a sister who loves our Lucy so we can love our big girls some more.”
In Madison’s Instagram Story, she thanked her followers for their support and asked them to keep up their “love and prayers and healing energy.”
Kaitlin also shared a photo of herself holding hands with her husband and older daughters, Riley Grace, 10, and Everly Maeve, 7. “Grateful for family bedtime prayers for the first time since all of this happened..wishing I had the smallest hands in our circle at home,” she wrote her story.
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She then shared a video of Lucy sleeping with her arm poking out of the covers. “This little hand.. hi sweet baby,” read the caption.
Kaitlin and Jordi announced they were expecting their third child in September 2023. At the time, the actor shared a photo with Kaitlin, their older two daughters, and a sonogram. “Thank you for your prayers for our growing family, friends!” he captioned his post.
At the same time, Kaitlin shared her version of the same post on Instagram, noting in the caption that she and Jordi had previously lost two children during the pregnancy. “After two losses, this precious girl (💕) is the answer to our prayers and has already filled our hearts with so much hope and joy,” she wrote.
Kaitlin also noted that she had to undergo surgery while pregnant with Lucy to “help keep her safe in my belly” despite the “risks of the procedure.”
She ended her post “humbly” by asking fans for “love and prayers.”
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