Gary Ablett Jr.'s wife Jordan shares a sweet throwback photo with son Levi as the two-year-old battles a rare degenerative illness
Jordan Ablett has shared adorable throwback snaps with her two-year-old son Levi.
The wife of AFL great Gary Ablett Jr. posted two photos of herself snuggled up with Levi last year.
She captioned the loving pictures, 'On this day, one year ago…'
Doting mum: Jordan Ablett has shared adorable throwback snaps with her two-year-old son Levi
The blond boy is wrapped up in his mum's sweater in the twin photos.
The throwback images come just weeks after Gary and Jordan shared a sweet update on Levi, after he was diagnosed with a rare degenerative illness last year.
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Last month, the athlete praised 'incredible technology' for helping the little one to play independently, sharing a sweet video to Instagram of the tot giggling while enjoying a game on a computer.
'Levi’s speech pathologist organised this clever device that allows Levi to play independently by simply using his eyes,' Gary, 37, captioned the video.
Joyful moments: Gary Ablett Jr. and his wife Jordan have shared a sweet update on their two-year-old son Levi, after he was diagnosed with a rare degenerative illness last year
'In this game, he’s moving the bridge to help the ladybug cross the river. Technology is pretty incredible!'
Jordan reposted the video on her own Instagram page with a love heart emoji.
Levi was diagnosed with a rare degenerative illness last year, after months of Jordan and Gary searching for answers.
In an interview with podcast The Significant Others in March, Jordan heartbreakingly revealed Levi's degenerative illness carries a short life expectancy.
Happy: On Tuesday, the AFL great praised 'incredible technology' for helping the little one to play independently, sharing a sweet video to Instagram of the tot giggling while enjoying a game on a computer
She said it took a long time for Levi to be diagnosed with the unspecified disease, and detailed the devastation she and Gary felt after learning the condition was 'life threatening'.
'I just remember sitting with Gaz in that meeting and when they said it I just remember absolutely breaking down,' she said.
'There is a very short life expectancy, which is why I constantly say to people when they ask about Levi that we are literally just taking it day by day because we have no idea what the future holds,' she continued.
Unwell: Levi was diagnosed with a rare degenerative illness last year, after months of Jordan and Gary searching for answers
After seeing a series of paediatricians, Jordan said it was the Geelong Football Club's team doctor who finally put them in contact with the right person.
She said this new paediatrician 'got the ball rolling', and after months of concerns, the couple, who married in 2016, finally had some answers.
Jordan said she and Gary first became concerned after noticing Levi wasn't reaching the same milestones as other children his age.
Heartbreaking: They decided to go public with the little boy's condition because they didn't want to have to lie when people asked about their son
They decided to go public with the little boy's condition because they didn't want to have to lie when people asked about their son.
'People would just say things like, "Levi must be running around now". Comments like that are so fine to receive, but when you are on the receiving end and you know everything that is going on it's awkward,' she confessed.
'We don't want to lie and be like, "Yeah, he's running around", because he wasn't running around.'
Jordan said Levi's condition has only made the family more aware of how precious every moment they have together is.
Love: Jordan said Levi's condition has only made the family more aware of how precious every moment they have together is
