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Aaliyah Rugg

Parents heartbroken as 'dream' baby who 'brought so much joy' dies

The heartbroken parents of a "beautiful" girl have paid tribute to their "perfect rainbow baby" after she died suddenly.

Faye Irene Holden, known lovingly as Fifi, was a much-loved daughter and sister who brought "so much joy" to her family. On January 10, the one-year-old died suddenly and unexpectedly as her parents bravely pay tribute to their "little dream".

Parents Jack Holden and Megan Sheils told the ECHO: "She was a dream. She was the textbook baby you'd want, from two months old she had the same routine every day and night, she'd sleep right through.

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"She was loud, gobby, loved music. She had a proper little personality, she was perfect."

Faye, from Whiston, leaves behind her loving parents and older sister Isla. Despite arguing over toys, the loving siblings were "funny together" and loved spending time with each other.

Faye Holden died suddenly on January 10 this year (Family handout)

Jack and Megan added: "We've got pictures of them sat next to each other, wearing nothing playing on the iPad eating chocolate, they loved each other. Anything one had, the other had to have.

"When we say she was a dream, we mean she was a dream. The only time she cried was for food, every day was perfect. She loved Milky Bar buttons, we should've had shares in the chocolate.

"She also loved music, Calum Scott and Harry Styles, every day she would have a rave. We'd have to leave the radio on all the time and she'd bend her legs and shake her bum. We used to joke we'd be taking her to Reminisce Festival next year because every day she was dancing and she loved Lee Butler."

Faye, whose favourite song was "Where are you now " by Calum Scott, was known to her family as their little "rainbow baby" after her parents suffered a previous miscarriage. Paying tribute to their little Fifi, Megan and Jack said: "Everything was, and is, rainbow themed.

Heartbroken parents have paid tribute to their "rainbow baby" who was always smiling (Family handout)

"There was nothing she didn't love, she was such a pleasant kid to be around. She was perfect up until that Tuesday, there was nothing wrong with her, she was happy and healthy."

The circumstances around Faye's unexpected death are currently unknown but Megan and Jack have paid their heartfelt thanks to everyone they encountered on that tragic day, from hospital staff to paramedics.

They added: "First she went to Whiston (hospital) and they were amazing and then she was transferred to Alder Hey and the Snowdrops team were fantastic. Everyone has been unbelievable from their support and sympathy, everything has been personal and private.

"Snowdrops were so personal, there were no awkward introductions and it felt like we were sat there with a friend. Everyone from the paramedics to A&E staff, they have bent over backwards for us and we have to make a big point of that.

"We haven't reached out to anyone yet but we want to thank every single person we came into contact with that day."

A fundraising page has been set up to help the family during this heart-breaking time as their "world has been turned upside down". With support and donations pouring in, the page reads: "I cannot even begin to imagine what they are going through but thought that we as a class, as friends, as parents could help them by donating our money to help towards funeral costs.

"It is the least we can all do so please if you can spare anything at all donate here. If you wish to leave a message for the family you can do so when you donate."

The fundraising page can be found here.

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