Jordan Ablett, the wife of Geelong AFL champ Gary Ablett Jr, is set to open up about the challenges of raising a child with a disability in her new memoir, One Day.
The couple are parents to five-year-old son Levi, who suffers from a rare degenerative illness that severely impacts his respiratory system.
They have never disclosed Levi’s exact illness, but have confirmed he has a shortened life expectancy.
Teasing the book on Instagram, the mother-of-three said she shed plenty of tears while completing the memoir and hopes it offers hope to other parents who shares similar challenges.
‘I am so excited to finally share with you all that I have been working hard behind the scenes for almost one year now, writing my very own book!!!’ she said in a lengthy post.
‘I can’t begin to explain how special this feels for me, and for my family, who have journeyed all of life’s highs and lows with me, feeling every single bump and joy along the way.
‘There have been plenty of tears cried while writing this book, both happy and sad tears, but being able to share my story, and hopefully encourage others, has made all “the feels” worth it.
‘I hope that by reading my story, parents of children with a disability will feel less alone, more capable, and will, if they don’t already, look at their child through a different lens, seeing them as what they are, a genuine treasure!’
Jordan Ablett, the wife of Geelong AFL champ Gary Ablett Jr, is set to open up about the challenges of raising a child with special needs in her new memoir, One Day. The couple are parents to five-year-old son Levi, who suffers from a rare degenerative illness that severely impacts his respiratory system
Jordan also thanked her family and close friends in the touching message and ended her share with a heartbreaking tribute to her little boy and her late mother.
‘Last, but certainly not least, to our boy Levi, who brings us so much joy, and to my dearly missed and adored mum… I love you,’ she said.
Jordan and Gary share two other children: daughter Grace, two and their youngest son, Ezra, one.
They have never disclosed Levi’s exact illness, but have confirmed he has a shortened life expectancy
Jordan recently spoke warmly of the beautiful bond forming between Levi, and his sister Grace and brother Ezra.
‘Grace is now nearly two-and-a-half and they’ve got a super cute connection and even having Ez who is seven-months now, it’s nice to surround Levi with children,’ she told The Herald Sun in March.
Teasing the book on Instagram, the mother-of-three said she shed plenty of tears while completing the memoir and hopes it offers hope to other parents who shares similar challenges
While the family cherishes the good times, Jordan acknowledged the growing complexities that come with Levi’s condition as he gets older.
‘Everyone keeps asking how he’s doing and he’s pretty much the same to be honest,’ she shared.
‘I feel like we sound a bit repetitive but he’s getting older and he’s growing which means there are more challenges that are arising but we’re managing.’
One Day at a Time will be published by Harper Collins on April 2, 2025.
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