A young mum-of-four suffered a seizure and died suddenly after her ten-year-old daughter was unable to wake her up. Rebecca Elizabeth Lanson was at home in Litherland when she had a seizure on the landing in the early hours of April 6, the ECHO reports.
The 27-year-old was discovered by her eldest daughter, Lacey, 10, who had to make a heart breaking call to her auntie Lauren to ask her to come over. Rebecca's dad Keith, 56, from Maghull told the ECHO : "She got up in the middle of the night and didn't feel well.
"One of her little girls actually phoned my daughter. She told her 'mum had a seizure and won't wake up'." Lauren, 32 phoned an ambulance and rushed over to Rebecca's home where she discovered her sister unconscious.
She said: "My sister had messaged me at quarter to four while I was asleep. Her eldest daughter phoned me at 4am.
"She was just unconscious when I got there but she was still here. I had to make sure she was still breathing and then the paramedics took over. "
Despite the best efforts of paramedics, Rebecca was sadly pronounced dead at home. Her body was taken to Whiston Hospital where a post mortem will be carried out to establish the cause of her sudden death.
Lauren said Rebecca said she had her first seizure two years ago but had not had another one until the day she died. A Gofundme page has been set up to raise money for her funeral to 'give her the send off she deserves'.
Paying tribute to his daughter, Keith described Rebecca as a 'fantastic mother' and 'bubbly, outgoing person' who 'lived for her kids'. Rebecca leaves behind her four daughters, Lacey,10, Lilly, seven, Layla, six and Libby, five.
Keith added: "She wasn't one for clubbing or going out drinking, it was just about her and her four girls. We're just numb and devastated. Lauren was at Becca's every day.
"Lauren and Rebecca were really close. Me and her mum want her ashes put in Anfield [Cemetery] where my mum and dad are."
To visit the Gofundme page click here.
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