Popular travel blogger Tuula Vintage has gone public with her money struggles, stemming from her baby daughter’s serious health issues.
The blogger, whose real name is Jessica Stein, gave birth to Rumi Willis Cooper on March 28 this year, following a complicated pregnancy. Rumi weighed just 2.03kg.
“She is the smallest human I have ever held, and she is the strongest human we will ever know,” Stein writes on a gofundme page.
Rumi was diagnosed with the rare disorder Mosaic Trisomy 2, with Maternal Uni Parental Disomy 2.
“Our genetic specialists at Sydney Children’s Hospital have told us that there are less than 10 cases in literature,” Stein adds. “There have been thousands of prenatal cases that all end in miscarriage, termination or stillbirth.”
Rumi is currently recovering from surgery at the Sydney Children’s Hospital, and Stein and her partner Pat are spending most of their time there, two hours away from their home on the NSW Central Coast.
“Unfortunately, all of our savings are long gone,” she explains. “We have already borrowed a few thousand from family to tide us over, but rent is due yet again and we currently have $202 between us. Pat and I haven’t been able to work due to caring for Ru around the clock.”
Top Comments
What an adorable cutie.
I just don’t know how I feel about this. I feel horrible
that she has had such a terrible pregnancy and that her new bub is facing a
serious illness. However, I just think it’s appalling to crowd fund when her
whole ‘Instagram life’ shows her living the dream with luxurious travel destinations,
accommodation and expensive wardrobe. I understand that things in life change,
however, there is something about the go fund me page and the amount they want
to raise that just unsettles me.