Jordan Banjo’s baby son Atreus has been taken to hospital after falling ill with sepsis and suspected meningitis.
The Diversity and I’m A Celebrity star, 30, welcomed his third child wife Naomi Banjo in April.
On Tuesday, Naomi shared her ‘heart was breaking’ after taking Atreus to hospital, where he is still receiving treatment.
She wrote: ‘Ahh gosh, where do we start … in case your wondering where we’ve been, last week I took Atreus to A&E after feeling like something wasn’t right and he was immediately admitted with sepsis and suspected meningitis.’
According to the NHS, sepsis is life-threatening and happens when your immune system overreacts to an infection and starts to damage your body’s own tissues and organs.
Meningitis, meanwhile, is an infection of the protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord, the government body states.
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Naomi continued: ‘It’s been the most emotionally draining, frightening week of our lives. We’ve cried a lot, we’ve barely slept, and we’ve discussed the worst .. but we’ve carried each other through possibly one of the most traumatic weeks of our lives..
‘You never think it would be your baby and honestly I can’t explain how awful it is having to leave your poorly baby behind in a hospital and go home and just be “mummy” to your other children when inside your heart is breaking 😢💔.’
Naomi said that she and Jordan had been alternating nights staying with Atreus and their other children to give them some ‘normality’ but added it had been ‘tough.’
‘We’ve done our best for our babies. All we need now is our family back together where we belong.’
Naomi explained Atreus had been in hospital for five days and he ‘finally had a stable temperature’ and ‘things are looking positive’ for him.
She continued: ‘We are finally seeing an improvement 🤞🏻 our super brave strong boy has had all sorts of blood tests, a lumber puncture and constant prodding and poking this week but there’s finally light at the end of the tunnel and we cannot wait to get him home where he belongs ❤️.
‘We still don’t really have answers and it’s another week ahead of antibiotics but he’s on the right path and we are just keeping positive 🙏🏻❤️.’
Announcing Atreus’ birth earlier this year, Jordan wrote: ‘Atreus Funso Banjo 🖤 20.04.2023 8lb 8oz.
‘I’m so proud of you @naomibanjo, my angel, my wife and the most incredible mum to our children, thank you for our 3 beautiful children, a gift I can never repay, I love you ❤️.’
The couple have two other children together: a son named Cassius and a daughter called Mayowa, known as Mimi.
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