Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has shared photos of her daughters as they receive treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy from a renowned children’s hospital
Jesy Nelson shares health update on twins as they are treated in hospital(Image: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)
Jesy Nelson has shared a health update on her twin daughters, who are being treated at a hospital following their tragic diagnosis of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).
The nine-month-old twins, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe, are being treated at the renowned children’s hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital. Their former Little Mix star mother shared pics of the babies wearing splints on their legs. The two were wrapped in blanket as they lay on the same bed. Jesy captioned the pictures: “Their little splints.”
She also shared a video of her girls in which one of them stole the other’s dummy, eliciting a laugh from their mum. Jesy joked that the visits to the London hospital were an “educational experience”. She said: So today, I had to go pick up the girls’ splints because their feet are pointing, and they need to be flattened out. It made me really sad.”
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At the beginning of 2025, Jesy announced to the world that her daughters were diagnosed with SMA, a rare genetic condition that progressively weakens the muscles. The form the twins have is Type 1, which is the most severe and, if untreated, has a life expectancy of less than two years.
Jesy has been open about the twins’ diagnosis and treatment as she wants to raise awareness about SMA, which requires early detection for effective treatment. She has been campaigning for SMA1 to be included in the screenings children get at birth from the NHS, and her petition has surpassed 100,000 signatures, meaning it will have to be debated in the House of Commons.
Following the breakthrough, Jesy said: “I cannot actually put into words how grateful I am that this moment has just happened right here! And it is all thanks to you guys.
“Thank you to every single person that took time out of their day to sign this petition. You have no idea how much this means to me and the SMA community. This is the first hurdle but we bloody did it and I truly believe that together we are going to make change!”
Scotland has since incorporated SMA1 into its tests for newborns. Jesy shared that the news was “bittersweet”. She posted: “Today my heart feels super heavy. It’s a very bitter sweet moment today knowing Scotland has become the first UK nation to screen babies for SMA. We’re so close, yet so far. I will never be able to understand why we are still not testing for it in England.
“To know that my girls’ lives and so many other children in England could look so different if this had of been here for them.” She went on: “But never the less I will keep fighting and pushing for change because nobody should ever have to go through this headache.”
In a Q&A for her Prime Video docuseries about her pregnancy and motherhood, she said: “I just hope people continue to watch the next part of the journey.
“When the girls got their diagnosis, we decided that we wanted to continue filming. As hard as it was, we were like, ‘You know what? There’s a reason you guys are here, and we’ve got to make the best out of this situation.”
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