Big Brother star Reggie Bird posts a heartbreaking update about her 13-year-old son’s health
Big Brother star Reggie Bird has posted a heartbreaking update on her 13-year-old son’s health
Big Brother Reggie Bird has shared a heartbreaking message about the health of her teenage son Lucas.
The 13-year-old has cystic fibrosis and is often in and out of the hospital.
On Tuesday, 49-year-old Reggie told her Instagram followers that he was not well.
Reggie posted a photo of Lucas sleeping on a couch and said she hoped he didn’t end up in the hospital again.
She wrote, “Well it’s Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month and it’s ironic that Lucas has gone downhill like a ton of bricks.
Big Brother Reggie Bird has shared a heartbreaking message about the health of her teenage son Lucas. The 13-year-old has cystic fibrosis and is often in and out of the hospital
On Tuesday, 49-year-old Reggie shared with her followers on Instagram that things were not going well. Reggie posted a photo of Lucas sleeping on a couch and said she hopes he doesn’t end up in the hospital again
“He hasn’t been sick for so long… he won’t eat because his throat is sore and he’s been sick and sleeping all day.
“My fear has gone through the roof because I hope we don’t end up in the hospital.”
The reality star, who also has a daughter named Mia, 15, has shared the reality of having a child with a chronic illness for Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.
On Wednesday, she posted a photo of Lucas with a PICC line (peripherally inserted central catheter) in his arm.
She told her followers that he has had a PICC line put in many times over the years when he was very ill.
“PICC Line…Lucas has had many over the years,” she wrote.
“A PICC line is a thin tube that is inserted into a vein in the upper arm and then passed to a larger vein above the right side of the heart called the superior vena cava.
“This is used to administer strong intravenous fluids if Lucas gets really sick.”
Reggie, who won Big Brother Australia in 2003 and 2022, received a plethora of supportive comments from her friends and followers, who wished her and Lucas well.
One person said, ‘Amiga, let me know if there’s anything I can do to help. Luke sending healing vibrations.”
On Wednesday, Reggie posted a photo of Lucas with a PICC line (peripherally inserted central catheter) inserted into his arm
While another wrote, “Sending love and healing thoughts to all of you…I can’t imagine what you must be going through, so I hope I can help, big or small.”
And a third commented, “I can’t imagine how hard this would be as a mother, both emotionally and physically. You are a pillar of strength to your family Reggie.”
Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary condition that damages the lungs and digestive system and has no cure.
Sufferers of the disease develop “excessively thick and sticky mucus in the lungs, airways and digestive system” that causes various problems for their bodies.
Reggie’s son Lucas was diagnosed with the life-threatening condition when he was just four weeks old.
Reggie pictured herself with her son Lucas when he was three years old
Speaking on the No Filter podcast last year, the reality star admitted she was afraid of having another child in case they were born with the disease.
The mother-of-two also has health issues of her own – she was declared legally blind after battling an eye condition for 12 years.
At age 29, she was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa and told she would eventually lose her sight.
“I’ve lost my peripheral vision and I have 10 degrees of central vision left. I have no night vision,” she told Channel 7’s The Daily Edition.
Reggie pictured with her two children Lucas and Mia after winning Big Brother 2022