Jourdan Dunn Opens Up About Son's Illness, Being A Single Mother

Jourdan Dunn covers i-D magazine's "Exhibitionist Issue" along with B.F.F. Karlie Kloss, and inside, the 20-year-old model talks about the tough year she had and learning not to fear being a single mother (she presumably split from her boyfriend who was arrested for cocaine possession two Februarys ago).

Some excerpts from the interview:

What's the best thing about motherhood?
J: The unconditional love for you child, it's truly amazing. I will always put Riley before anything else because I'm a mother first, everything else comes after.
What's the hardest?
J: Riley has Sickle Cell disease, so the hardest thing is not knowing if RIley is just miserable or if he's in pain and having a crisis. Last December he has his first crisis and he was submitted to hospital for a blood transfusion. It was the scariest thing. All I wanted to do was take the pain away... I felt helpless as a mother. But now we have experienced his first crisis we are more prepared and know what to look out for. I am hoping to be able to lend my support to a Sickle Cell charity in the near future, as I want to try and help raise money and awareness about this disease.

To order the issue, head over to i-donline.com.

(Via Fashionologie)

Comments

[elysiannomad31]

11:06 PM on 04/15/2011

I hope and pray that her son will be alright and have a good life.

[GHARDY]

02:24 PM on 03/30/2011

I don't know this girl, but she's drop dead gorgeous.

[Hugh Briggs]

10:54 AM on 03/29/2011

I have sickleCell (Trait) . All i can say is stay hydrated, stay away from iron supplements, and start a tendon/breathing exercise program early (TaiChi and/or QiGong) to develop your circulation and tendon strength.

Prayers and best wishes to you and yours Jourdan..

[olafTheAwesome]

07:26 AM on 03/29/2011

I lolled at "was arrested for cocaine possession two Februarys ago.".

[Knockwood]

12:56 AM on 03/29/2011

Bless her heart. Being a single mom is tough.

[Nicole Dixson]

12:34 AM on 03/29/2011

Motherhood is a gift however you meet it. Continue to keep Riley first and cherish his good moments. Good luck and keep good people around you for support.

[chocoicecream]

11:02 PM on 03/28/2011

Wow, sickle cell is pretty intense......i don't recall it having a cure but handling a small child with different episodes is really tough...she needs a lot of help but she'll pull through

[LaurieAnn]

10:01 PM on 03/28/2011

I hope Riley will be OK. It's so frightening when young ones have a serious illness.

[consequenceofsounds]

09:08 PM on 03/28/2011

Wow, I'm her age and I couldn't even fathom being a parent at this point in my life, props to her for being able to handle it, especially a sick child.

[ZimboChick]

07:18 PM on 03/28/2011

awww I didn't know she had a baby. She is tres magnfique

[Dominick William Rolle]

06:14 PM on 03/28/2011

my favourite model.