{"id":2221641,"date":"2026-01-04T14:09:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T14:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2221641"},"modified":"2026-01-04T14:09:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T14:09:34","slug":"singer-jesy-nelson-reveals-her-twins-are-unlikely-to-walk-after-diagnosis-i-literally-feel-like-my-whole-life-has-done-a-360","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/singer-jesy-nelson-reveals-her-twins-are-unlikely-to-walk-after-diagnosis-i-literally-feel-like-my-whole-life-has-done-a-360\/","title":{"rendered":"Singer Jesy Nelson reveals her twins are unlikely to walk after diagnosis: \u2018I literally feel like my whole life has done a 360\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\" data-testid=\"title-summary\">The singer said her mother had noticed a lack of movement in her children\u2019s legs\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The 34-year-old singer, who gave birth to twins Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster prematurely in May with fiance Zion Foster, has revealed they have been diagnosed with SMA1 (spinal muscular atrophy).<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">In an Instagram video post she said: \u201cWe were told that they\u2019re probably never going to be able to walk, they probably will never regain their neck strength, so they will be disabled, and so the best thing we can do right now is to get them treatment, and then just hope for the best.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cThankfully, the girls have had their treatment, which you know, I\u2019m so grateful for because if they don\u2019t have it, they will die.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cBut it has just been endless, endless amounts of hospital appointments, I practically feel like the hospital has become my second home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">She said the diagnosis was made after her mother noticed the twins \u201cwere not showing as much movement in their legs as they should be\u201d, and they later began to struggle with feeding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Nelson said when she first went to see doctors they told her \u201cdon\u2019t worry, it\u2019s fine\u201d, before the eventual diagnosis of SMA1, which the NHS says causes muscle weakness, movement problems, problems with breathing and swallowing, muscle tremors, and bone and joint problems.<\/p>\n<div class=\"indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-26838ee5_paddingbottom4 indo-26838ee5_paddingleft4 indo-26838ee5_paddingright4 indo-26838ee5_paddingtop4\" style=\"background-color:var(--color-grey-10);color:var(--color-text-grey-10)\" data-testid=\"embed-message-gdpr\">\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_system indo-1d70522a_marginbottom4 indo-b48c4984_inherit\">We need your consent to load this Social Media content. We use a number of different Social Media outlets to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"indo-96da38cd_root indo-96da38cd_small indo-96da38cd_primary undefined\"><span class=\"indo-96da38cd_content\">Please review your details and accept them to load the content<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Becoming emotional, Nelson added: \u201cThe reason I wanted to make this video was because the last few months has honestly been the most heartbreaking time of my life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cI literally feel like my whole life has done a 360, I almost feel like I\u2019m grieving a life that I thought I was going to have with my children, and I\u2019ll have to be grateful because at the end of the day, they\u2019re still here, and that\u2019s the main thing, and they\u2019ve had their treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cAnd I truly believe that my girls will fight all the odds and, with the right help, they will fight this and go on to do things that have never been done.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5\">\n<figure data-testid=\"article-image-wrapper\" style=\"width:461px;max-width:100%\" class=\"indo-a466b963_figure indo-a466b963_aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"indo-90c71878_root indo-90c71878_placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:138.57655502392345%\"><svg 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indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Jesy Nelson gave birth in May (Matt Crossick\/PA)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Nelson said she had made her children\u2019s diagnosis public as she wanted to raise awareness of the condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">She added: \u201cIf anyone is watching this video and they think they see these signs in their child, then please, please take your child to the doctor, to the hospital, because time is of the essence, and your child will need treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cAnd the quicker you get this, the better their life will be. Thank you for listening, guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The singer experienced a series of complications during her pregnancy, including twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), which she documented on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">According to the NHS, TTTS affects 10 to 15% of identical twins who share a placenta and \u201ccan have serious consequences\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The condition is caused by abnormal connecting blood vessels in the placenta which leads to an imbalanced blood flow from one twin to the other, leaving one with a greater blood volume than the other.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">One treatment involves using a laser to burn away the blood vessels in the placenta that are causing the unequal flow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The singer underwent the emergency procedure and spent 10 weeks in hospital before giving birth prematurely at 31 weeks on May 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Nelson rose to fame after winning The X Factor in 2011 with Little Mix alongside Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Nelson left in December 2020 after nearly a decade together, with chart-topping singles including their winning song Cannonball, Shout Out To My Ex and Wings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">She has released two songs as a solo artist: Boyz, which featured US rapper Nicki Minaj, in 2021 and Bad Thing in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.independent.ie \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The singer said her mother had noticed a lack of movement in her children\u2019s legs The 34-year-old singer, who gave birth to twins Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster prematurely in May with fiance Zion Foster, has revealed they have been diagnosed with SMA1 (spinal muscular atrophy). 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