Tributes have been paid to a young woman who died weeks after developing cold and flu symptoms. Bethannie Booth devastatingly sent loving messages saying goodbye to her family before she was put in a coma after developing sepsis after contracting Strep A and even gave instructions for her funeral.
The 24-year-old from Merthyr Tydfil first started feeling poorly on March 2 and her symptoms deteriorated over the next few days. She was rushed to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital after struggling to breathe and was immediately taken into resuscitation and then the intensive care unit where it was discovered her lung had collapsed as a result of Strep A infection. After five weeks of fighting in intensive care Bethannie sadly died surrounded by her parents and sisters on March 31.
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