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Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: mxmaniac on November 07, 2009, 09:54:42 pm
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Hats off to the man, I would be lost in nowhere land if i was in his position.. As alot of us are parents, to be in his situation and even contemplate thinking about racing, would be hard. Huge respect for Jay and Family. Best wishes for the future. His little brother Ryan got 2nd overall in pro lites. Congrats 8)
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Heart breaking for people of such a young age. :(
Woonona motocross champion Jay Marmont and wife Abby are mourning the death of their baby girl.
Lila Marmont was seven months old when she succumbed to the effects of an undiagnosed white cell disease at home yesterday.
Doctors detected a medical condition affecting Lila's brain when she was 10 weeks old.
She had been in and out of hospital since, but doctors had never given a definitive diagnosis, Lila's grandmother, Sharon Marmont said.
"It's very hard for all of us because we had her for such a short time," Mrs Marmont said.
"Nobody could give her a time frame for how long we would have with her - we were just day to day with her.
"She was an absolute angel, a beautiful little girl."
Doctors inserted a feeding tube into Lila's stomach last week when her health waned.
Jay Marmont all but abandoned his training in the week leading to round three of Super X in Perth last Saturday to be with Lila and Abby.
He turned in a third-place finish despite the trying personal circumstances and later said his baby was an inspiration.
"My daughter ... she's a fighter and she's a battler and she definitely gives me inspiration and makes me go out there on the weekend and want to do it for her as well," he said.
Lila's funeral will be held on Monday.
It is not known if Marmont will compete in round four of the Australasian Supercross Championship in Canberra tomorrow.
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Full kudos to Jay. We are like to think we would have the fortitude to handle a tragedy like this but, thankfully, few are tested.
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Most of the kids these days need their mum & dads help just to get to the right track, let alone race and race well- so yes, hats off to all of the Marmonts.