Posted on 02/28/2023 1:21:58 PM PST by nickcarraway
Heartbroken mum said Manchester City fan Milly-Rose Stirrup rapidly declined despite happily playing on Nintendo day before tragedy
A grieving mum has told how her six-year-old daughter suddenly died within hours of complaining of belly ache. Little Milly-Rose Stirrup was on a day off from school with a seemingly normal bug but within hours, her condition deteriorated dramatically.
Milly-Rose told parents Pip and Shaun that she had a belly ache and her "heart was hurting". The couple took the youngster into hospital but medics later broke the devastating news that Milly-Rose was dead.
Doctors believe she had sepsis although exactly what caused the child's rapid decline is yet to be confirmed, reported DevonLive.
The couple have been left stunned by the sudden death of their "angel sent from above". They described how they held Milly-Rose's hand as she was hooked up to antibiotics at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and were discussing what they'd do once she was well enough to go home.
Only the day before, Milly-Rose had been eating an ice lolly and happily playing on her Nintendo after returning from school on February 14 feeling unwell. Her parents said they suspected she'd caught a 24-hour stomach bug which was doing the rounds.
Shaun, from Denton, said: "It doesn't feel real. We woke up in the morning expecting her to be in her bed. She is our only daughter - we put everything into her.
"It was just so out of the blue. From the time she had first complained of her belly hurting to passing away was 12 hours. The last thing we expected was for her heart to stop. We were just in shock. My wife was inconsolable. We just broke down in tears. You just feel numb and empty."
The couple said Milly-Rose complained of her belly and heart being sore. She later became sweaty and limp. "I had to catch her before she hit the floor and we knew she needed an ambulance," said Shaun.
"Her skin was mottled and she was going a funny colour. The call handler told us it was an emergency, but said we might have to wait three hours for an ambulance to come. We just jumped in the car and rushed there from Denton. It was rush hour and we just flew down the bus lanes to get there as quickly as we could. We arrived after about half an hour."
He added: "It did settle down and we thought we were through the worst of it and I considered going home to get her pyjamas. But then after an hour they took her into the resuscitation unit. We thought that just meant she'd be getting more focused care."
"The nurse said they thought she had sepsis. She looked like she was getting tired and in pain. My wife had left the room for a few moments because she was upset seeing her like that.
"Within 15 seconds of her entering the room Milly turned her head towards the wall and stopped blinking and her heart stopped and the machines started bleeping."
Inside the 999 Ambulance Crisis - we need urgent action Today we are joining with the family of Iqbal Rahman to call on the Government to act with greater urgency to address critical ambulance response delays.
Mr Rahman, 58, from Yardley Wood, lost his life on Christmas Eve 2022. He died from massive heart failure. Three times his distraught family called for a 999 ambulance over more than an hour.
They are not alone - we know the level of Serious Incidents leading to severe harm or death has escalated rapidly in the last year. Local efforts are under way to address hospital handover delays - a primary cause of falling response times - and the Government has unveiled an urgent care response plan to increase ambulances, reduce A&E delays and improve social care. But we say it is not enough.
The campaign's three asks are:
1. Set up an independent rapid review to establish exactly how many people have been caused severe harm or death as a result of ambulance delays
2. For the Government to make an urgent commitment to treat the ambulance crisis as a public health emergency - and instigate emergency measures, including COBRA style regular meetings
3. Government ministers to meet the Rahmans and others like them to hear their experiences and so ensure they recognise that each delay leaves a family traumatised for life.
Despite efforts by medics, Milly-Rose was pronounced dead at 1.24pm on Thursday morning.
"Milly-Rose made an impression on everyone," added Shaun. "She was an angel sent from above. Teachers would always say if they could design the perfect student she would be it."
An avid Manchester City fan, Milly-Rose will be remembered at the club's next home game against Newcastle on Saturday March 3 with a round of applause. It will be in sixth minute of the game at the Etihad Stadium to tie in with her tender age.
That’s two different young girls in the same newspaper both who died shortly having a belly ache? Didn’t Lisa Marie Presley complain of a belly ache shortly before collapsing?
We’ve had a couple of “sepsis” deaths locally in recent weeks. It seems like that has gotten to be the new explanation for clotshot damage. People didn’t used to die from sepsis unless they had surgery with a dirty knife.
Don’t forget, “Heart was hurting.”
How sad
The body prioritizes systems for oxygen supply. In crisis blood flow to the alimentary tract is restrained in favor of the heart and lungs (vitae).
—> The call handler told us it was an emergency, but said we might have to wait three hours for an ambulance to come.
Very sad for anyone in their health system.
Free indeed!
>> Don’t forget, “Heart was hurting.”
Nausea not uncommon with heart failure
Tragic situation
According to the pics it looks like two different kids. Damn! If true!
It is true, two girls in same paper, only a year apart in age.
The unsaid?
Vaxed?
Sudden Death.
God as a parent that image makes me so incredibly sad.
It’s all falling apart.
Who is John Galt?
Very sad. What a horrible wound the family must have.
Have the Chinamen released a new disease?
When did the verb “ask” become a noun?
Geez, these stories are super heart-wrenching. It’s certain the perps will burn in hell for what they have done.
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