Channel Nine reporter Hayley Webb reveals heartbreaking family diagnosis: 'It's ... trends now
Hayley Webb and her brother Lachlan inherited a terrifying illness which will stop the siblings from ever going to sleep again, eventually killing them.
The former Channel Nine reporter and her brother spent their entire lives with the rare disease Fatal Familial Insomnia (FFI) lying dormant in their bodies.
Now, Hayley, 37, has announced tragic news, revealing the disease has 'triggered' in Lachlan and left him with six months to live, reported The Courier Mail on Monday.
Starting a GoFundMe to help support her ailing brother and his family, she revealed she has already lost her mother Narelle, two uncles, an aunty and a grandmother to the disease.
'When Lachlan was diagnosed as having triggered in April – a day after his son's first birthday – at the age of 35, it was just our absolute worst nightmare,' Hayley said.
Hayley Webb, 37, (pictured) and her brother Lachlan, 35, inherited a terrifying illness which will stop the siblings from ever going to sleep again, eventually killing them
'We just couldn't believe that it has struck so early,' she continued, before revealing FFI usually triggered much later in life for her family members.
Tragically, Lachlan was forced to bring his wedding with partner Claire forward.
On the Go Fund Me page, Hayley said: 'Lach has been experiencing aggressive symptoms for the past six months, which have progressively been getting worse.'
