Strong: Life, loss and eternal love for my daughter

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You have an hour to pitch your tent and eat your food because you are in wolf or grizzly bear territory. This was an incredibly tough decision which we needed to keep to ourselves for some time to give us the opportunity to figure out our own journey privately. Not only was fatherhood the missing piece that made me feel complete, but that little girl allowed me to be the person I wanted to be. Azaylia taught him to be the man he wanted to be, he says, but he can't see himself having another child. The eight month-old sadly lost her inspirational battle at the family home in Nuneaton on April 24 this year.

Every morning he wakes to see a photograph of Azaylia, puts necklaces on which bear her handprints and tries to start his day with a feeling of gratitude for the time he had with her.

On Instagram his videos show the real pain he goes through – and the 1,000-mile Yukon trip will push him again to his absolute limit. During her battle, landmarks across the world turned orange in her honour, including Niagara Falls and Blackpool Tower and this week so will the Town Hall in her hometown.

The fly-over was organised through the ' Azaylia Diamond Cain journey to fight Acute myeloid leukaemia' group on Facebook - which has thousands of followers across the world. I really liked that he explained the meaning by his daughters name and it really suited her such much. In the video, he said: Stay strong brother, man my heart breaks for you, and tell that little lion, I said: 'Let's go champ'.

He said: "It was important for me to take on this boxing challenge because my daughter fought a heroic battle against cancer on this earth for eight months. We’re thankful to Safiyya and Ashley for sharing their family’s experiences so openly and eloquently at this difficult and emotional time for them. I have mental health issues because of my past and how I’ve been treated and traumas I’ve experienced, part of my head feels like life can be so much worse, for example losing a child like you have but ptsd doesn’t work like that and I wish I had the mental stamina to do all those active activities that you have done. The Anthony Nolan charity paid tribute to the 'life-saving' gift the eight-month-old's story inspired.

ASHLEY Cain and Safiyya Vorajee have split a year after the heartbreaking death of their daughter Azaylia. When you have that feeling for the first time in your life, knowing who you are, knowing you have resources to be able to do something about it, that’s a pretty big responsibility.Going into the intricacies of the journey, of her illness, of the highs followed by quick, punchy and traumatic lows, was hard. This was a true heart felt book, and now I have read both versions, you as both parents are so strong. Ciara Lloyd, editorial director, acquired world rights from David Riding at MBA Literary Agents with Jim Erwood and Jason Brightman at Off Limits Entertainment. It was one of the most difficult things I've ever had to do,” he says, voice faltering with emotion.

Ashley and his brother Matty in September cycled 1,040 miles from the bottom of England to the top of Scotland to "raise awareness and funds for all the incredible children fighting childhood cancer.Strongis the inspirational and heartbreaking memoir from social media star Ashley Cain, charting his daughter’s birth and the fight for her life when she was diagnosed with leukemia at 7 weeks old, as well as his own struggles since her passing in 2021.