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Dad dies after he stopped breathing during routine dentist appointment
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A 'fun-loving' dad-of-three died suddenly after he stopped breathing in his dentist's chair.
Army veteran Roy Robinson had been for a routine appointment on the morning of January 10 when he became lifeless.
The 48-year-old stopped breathing during a scale and polish, and was rushed to Tameside General Hosptial immediately, The Mirror reports.
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Roy was diagnosed with a bleed on the brain and transferred to Salford Royal Hospital for specialist treatment.
However, by Tuesday afternoon, consultants were contacting his loved ones to ask them to say their goodbyes before pronouncing him brain dead the following day.
“You just never know,” said brother Kevin, from Morecambe.
“One minute you’re here and the next you are gone. Life is so fragile. It was just so out of the blue.
"Anyone could have the weakness in their vessels, just like a ticking time bomb.
“Roy was a cheeky chappy. He would like a drink with his mates and have a laugh – he was always just trying to have a good time.
“I don’t think he ever realised how many friends he had or the impact he had had on people.”
Father to three grown-up children, Dominic, Lewis and Antonia, Roy was "very proud" of his children and what they had made of their lives – with both sons becoming electricians.
Having served in the army for six years previously, the staunch Manchester City fan had ended up unemployed but had just qualified as a plasterer and plumber.
“He suffered with PTSD and had gone a bit awol,” added Kevin. “But he was trying to make a better life for himself.
“He met his partner Pauline around 10 years ago and they have been together ever since. He had three
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