A Liverpool fan who died the day after breaking his arm was "always happy and smiling."
Coby Kilgour was just eight months old when he was first taken to hospital and told he had a broken leg. But it wasn't until years later, aged three, that doctors discovered the real cause of the fracture was Gorham-Stout Disease - a rare bone disorder characterised by bone loss.
The nine-year-old suffered from multiple broken bones as a result of the condition and had to undergo numerous operations and attempts at treatment. Just six weeks before Coby's death, his cousin Amie Hornsby said the family were told there was nothing else doctors could do for him and he was referred for palliative care.
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On Sunday, May 22, Coby was taken to hospital with a broken arm and sadly died the following day after going into cardiac arrest.
Amie told the ECHO: "We're all devastated, numb I think, more than anything. He was such a bubbly little boy who really did no matter what pain he was in - he was always smiling and always happy. It's just left such a hole for everyone."
Coby, from Chesterfield, leaves behind his dad Shane, 43, mum Danielle, 33, brother Jordan, 23, and sister Allanah, five. To help support the family at this devastating time and give Coby "the send off he deserves", Amie has set up a Gofundme page.
Paying tribute, Amie said Coby was a Liverpool FC fan like his dad, loved playing Minecraft and singing along to George Ezra songs. She said: "His friends at school said he was always making jokes, he was lots of fun and always nice to people and they're going to miss him."
In a message on the fundraising page, Amie said: "There are no words that can describe the pain of losing a child to an awful disease that has seen them in pain for most of their short lives.
"We want to give Coby the send off that he deserves and ease some of the burden for his parents during this heartbreaking time."
To visit or donate to the Gofundme page click here.
