Greg Rutherford’s daughter Daphne was rushed to hospital on Monday after falling ill with croup, his fiancée Susie Verrill revealed on Instagram.
Susie revealed she took Daphne in to see a doctor after she was struggling to breathe and admitted she is now recovering well after getting steroids.
The Olympian, 37, who is currently away on a cruise around Greece and Turkey, also shares sons Milo, nine, Rex, six, with Susie.
Sharing regular updates from a hospital bed, Susie posted pictures cuddling Daphne while she got some rest.
She wrote: ‘So glad I decided to bring her to hospital because she was NOT good.’
Greg Rutherford’s, 37, daughter Daphne, three, was rushed to hospital on Monday after falling ill with croup, his fiancée Susie Verrill revealed on Instagram
Susie revealed she took Daphne (pictured) in to see a doctor after she was struggling to breathe and admitted she is now recovering well and was given steroids
‘What a difference some steroids make’, she added.
Children who develop croup will suffer from a distinctive barking cough and make a harsh sound – known as a stridor – when they inhale.
They may have a hoarse voice and find it difficult to breathe properly because their airway is blocked.
Susie shared her guilt at not bringing Daphne to the hospital sooner, admitting she and Greg are ‘pretty experienced’ in dealing with croup, a respiratory problem common in young children.
She said: ‘Thanks for all your kind messages, I’ve got huge guilt for not taking her in sooner.
‘We’re pretty experienced with croup and aside from once with Milo, it’s always sorted itself out with cold air, drinks and keeping them calm.
‘When I took her in this morning they heard her breathe & rushed us straight through to have steroids because her nostrils were flaring and throat was tugging.
‘Because she’d been so calm and chatty with me I didn’t really panic too much initially.’
The Olympian, who is currently away on a cruise around Greece and Turkey, also shares sons Milo, nine, Rex, six, with Susie
She wrote: ‘So glad I decided to bring her to hospital because she was NOT good’
Sharing regular updates from a hospital bed, Susie shared pictures cuddling Daphne while she got some rest
Susie later shared a snap of Daphne looking in much better spirits
Susie shared her guilt at not bringing Daphne to the hospital sooner, admitting she and Greg are ‘pretty experienced’ in dealing with croup, a respiratory problem common in young children
The retired athlete has been plagued by bad luck since appearing on ITV’s Dancing On Ice and had to be operated on after tearing his stomach open while skating before being later diagnosed with whooping cough.
His latest batch of bad luck come after he has suffered a ‘terrifying’ and ‘harrowing’ ordeal, after a skylight exploded in his home earlier this week.
The Olympian shared the aftermath of the scary incident, showing the dangerous glass shards strewn across his living room.
He admitted that he was still ‘shaking’ after the window suddenly shattered, only moments after his children had been sat under it and voiced his complete shock and relief that no one had been hurt.
His fiancée Susie then revealed that their beloved dog Gus had terminal cancer and the family were taking the opportunity to enjoy their last moments with him.
While Greg previously revealed he and his family were going through a ‘tough time’, following his painful show injury on Dancing On Ice.
He was forced to pull out of the ITV show final after he sustained an injury during rehearsals, later revealing he had torn his abs.
After suffering a difficult few weeks as a family due to the injury, he took to his Instagram Stories to confess: ‘We’re having a s*** time as a family at the moment so I’m cooking through it. Thanks for all your well wishes.’
The retired athlete has been plagued by bad luck since appearing on the ITV show and had to be operated on after tearing his stomach and was later diagnosed with whooping cough
His latest batch of bad luck come after he has suffered a ‘terrifying’ and ‘harrowing’ ordeal, after a skylight exploded in his home
The Olympian shared the aftermath of the scary incident, showing the dangerous glass shards strewn across his living room
He admitted that he was still ‘shaking’ after the window suddenly shattered, only moments after his children had been sat under it
It comes after Greg recently shared his painful looking scar and the ‘insane swelling’ after his abdominal surgery.
Sharing several candid snaps, he wrote: ‘A little stomach update… I’m almost 4 weeks post op now and feeling so much better.
‘I can move around with almost no feeling of pain and the wound has now closed and healed. Pic 2 shows the insane swelling I initially had.
‘I can’t tense my abs properly still, but that’s coming. I also managed to put a ton of weight on since the op, so as soon as I’m ready I’ll be training to get myself trim again… maybe even back on skates.’
Greg only revealed what his ‘horrible’ Dancing On Ice injury was as he headed into hospital to have surgery.
The athlete said ‘effectively gave myself a C-section’ when he tried to skate through the legs of professional Colin Grafton in rehearsals.
He told fans: ‘Today is surgery day. Loads of people have been asking “what happened?”
‘I’ve been a bit busy and obviously just recovering from the initial injury before I had the surgery that I hadn’t got round to talking about it.
His fiancée Susie then revealed that their beloved dog Gus had terminal cancer and the family were taking the opportunity to enjoy their last moments with him
While Greg previously revealed he and his family were going through a ‘tough time’, following his painful show injury on Dancing On Ice
He was forced to pull out of the ITV show final after he sustained an injury during rehearsals, later revealing he had torn his abs (pictured with partner Vanessa James on show)
‘Long story short, I leapt through the legs of Colin and managed to tear all of my abs as well as herniate. So I effectively gave myself a C-section.
‘So yes, it was horribly painful. It needs to be operated on today and then I’ll be properly on the mend. It was very painful, pretty horrible.’
The Olympian was set to battle it all out against Ryan Thomas, Adele Roberts and Miles Nazaire for the trophy.
Ryan skated to victory and was crowned Dancing On Ice’s 2024 winner alongside pro partner Amani Fancy during the live final .
