“IS the greatest pain a parent can experience»: With these words Cristiano Ronaldo revealed about Instagram that one of the twins she was expecting with her partner Georgina died during childbirth. “With deep sadness – explained the 37-year-old Portuguese champion – we have to announce that our little baby didn’t make it“.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina, one of the twins died during childbirth
“Only the birth of our little girl gives us the strength to live this moment with a little hope and happiness»Then explained Ronaldo. Emphasizing that the other twin, whose name was not communicated, instead came to light without problems.
One of the shots of the couple with Georgina pregnant
“We would like to thank the doctors and nurses for all their support and help. We are all devastated by this loss and kindly ask for privacy for this very difficult time. Baby, you are our angel. We will always love you“.
The emotion on social media
A post, that of the champion and the 28-year-old Georgina, which immediately caused a wave of emotion on social media, with the team-mates of Manchester United and the former Juventus players who rallied around Ronaldo.
“Your pain is our pain”, tweeted the English team, while Juventus replied saying that “our thoughts and our prayers are for you, Georgina and all your family”. Alvaro Morata, Miralem Pjanić, Alessandra Ambrosio and Usain Bolt instead responded to the Instagram post with the emoticon of hands folded in prayer, and many other friends and companions, champions of sport and the international jet set joined the pain of CR7 and of the partner.
The big family of Cristiano and Georgina
Ronaldo has 4 children: Cristiano Jr, born in 2010, Eva and Mateo, twins born in June 2017 from a surrogate mother, and Alana Martina, who opened her eyes in November 2017.
The birth of the twins was long overdue, and the couple had shared all the most important moments of pregnancy on social media: already from the announcement, with the publication of the ultrasound, the couple had shown themselves enthusiastic and impatient to welcome the two twins. And no one suspected that the joy of waiting could turn into the greatest of tragedies. Throughout her pregnancy, Georgina posted shots of the growing baby bump, despite having admitted in January that he hadn’t gained much weight. And just a week ago she shared with her followers the shots of a peaceful afternoon spent at the cinema with her other children.
The pain of the whole family
The family members also joined the pain of the champion and his partner.
In an Instagram post Katia Aveiro, the sister of CR7expressed a prayer: “May God take care of you and give you strength along the way”, thus explaining that “our little angel is already in dad’s arms (in reference to his father and Ronaldo, who died in 2005, ed) while our little girl who is healthy here teaches us more than ever that it is only love that matters“.
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