MAFS groom sparks concern as he reveals his son has been rushed to hospital as he shares bedside snap
MARRIED At First Sight groom Ryan Livesey has sparked concern by revealing his son is in hospital.
Ryan shared a snap of the seven year-old in a pyjamas and a dressing gown while in bed on a ward.
He did not reveal the nature of his son's condition, but simply captioned the picture: "I love you" alongside a heart emoji.
Last month MAFS hunk Ryan paid tribute to his boy, who he co-parents with his ex partner, as he celebrated his birthday.
He shared a series of cute pictures of his little one over the years, writing: "Happy 7th Birthday, Leo Livesey! From the moment you arrived on 11-11-2017, weighing 6.6 pounds, you’ve been the greatest gift life could offer.
"You fill every day with love, joy, and pride, and Dad loves you more than you’ll ever know. Wishing you a day filled with laughter, adventure, and all the happiness in the world. Happy birthday, Son!"
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He has previously described Leo as "my world, my purpose, my everything."
Ryan was 22 when he learned he was going to be a dad, back in 2017, when he learned he was going to be a dad.
But his world was turned upside down three months later when he was diagnosed with bladder cancer.
He fought the disease, only for it to return 18 months later.
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"Facing all of this at such a young age was the hardest thing I’ve ever been through," Ryan has said.
He opened up to The Sun about how he discovered he had the terrifying disease after wetting the bed.
"I started wetting the bed, it was really embarrassing but I put it down to having too much to drink and of course, I didn't tell anyone and hid it,” Ryan said.
“I’d go to the toilet and not feel like I was emptying my bladder properly.
“I’d have to go again 20 minutes later because I couldn’t hold it in.
He then noticed blood in his urine after a night out a few months later.
Ryan was diagnosed with stage two bladder cancer, making one of the 10,500 people in the UK each year - and 29 per day - to receive this life-changing news.
“I was in complete shock,” Ryan admitted.
Luckily, after two battles with the disease, Ryan is now in remission and went on MAFS in the hope of finding love.
What causes bladder cancer?
The exact causes are unknown, but there are a number of things that can increase your risk factor.
Like with many cancers, bladder cancer appear to be caused by exposure to harmful substances, which lead to abnormal changes in the bladder's cells over many years.
Tobacco smoke is a common cause and it's estimated that more than one in three cases of bladder cancer are caused by smoking.
Contact with certain chemicals previously used in manufacturing is also known to cause bladder cancer.
However, these substances have since been banned.
Unfortunately for Ryan, things didn't work out with his TV bride Sionainn.
Explaining his decision to leave the show, he said on social media:
He said: "Writing this is difficult, and to be honest, I'm not sure where to begin.
"I was starting to develop real feelings and it meant a lot to hear Sionainn say she felt 'safe and comfortable' around me. This is something I truly pride myself on.
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"I wish things would have turned out differently but now feels like the right time for myself and Sionainn to leave the experiment and I wish her all the best for the future."
