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Rob Delaneyis a proud father to another little boy.
TheCatastropheactor and his wife Leah welcomed their fourth son this past August, Delaney revealed in a new interview withThe Sunday Times Magazine.
“Having another child in no way, shape or form eases the grief of Henry dying. But also having Henry dyingdoesn’t make our new son any less magical,” he continued. “I want to gobble him up and he deserves our full attention and love, and he grew in the same womb as Henry.”
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In February, Delaney revealed that his son had died in January after battling brain cancer since 2016. “Henry had beendiagnosed with a brain tumorin 2016, shortly after his first birthday, following persistent vomiting and weight loss. He had surgery to remove the tumor and further treatment through the early part of 2017. Then the cancer returned last autumn and he died in January,” Delaney wrote in a statement shared on his Facebook page.
“Henry was a joy. He was smart, funny, and mischievous and we hadso many wonderful adventures together, particularly after he’d moved home following 15 months living in hospitals,” he continued, saying that although Henry’s “tumor and surgery left him with significant physical disabilities,” his son had “quickly learned sign language and developed his own method of getting from A to B shuffling on his beautiful little bum.”
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Delaney took to Twitter the day afterChristmasto share with his fans how he and Leah spent the holiday with their two older sons.
“Ourfirst Christmas without Henrycame & went. The day itself was okay, maybe because there were so many horrible, painful days leading up to it; we must have hit our quota or something,” wrote Delaney in thebittersweet social media post.
Henry’s presence was celebrated, though, as theDeadpool 2actor explained: “We talked about him a lot & included his memory throughout the day.”
Delaney also shared his reasoning behind giving his followers a candid look intothe reality of his family life, tweeting, “Ispeak publicly about Henryin an effort to destigmatize grief. My family is sad & in pain because our beautiful 2 yr old boy died after a long illness. Why wouldn’t we be sad? Why wouldn’t we be angry and confused?”
source: people.com
