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Tragedy as mum dies on flight home to UK - with kids sat beside her until landing
08.08.2022 - 16:09 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A family has been left "traumatised" after a mum died suddenly while flying back to the UK - with her heartbroken kids sitting beside her for hours until they could land. "One of a kind" mum and midwife Helen Rhodes was travelling with her family as part of a "new adventure", returning home after spending 15 years living in Hong Kong.
A few hours in, Helen was found unresponsive and couldn't be resuscitated after passing away in her sleep, reports The Mirror. Tragically, for the remaining eight hours of the flight, Helen's broken children sat next to their mum in a "breathless sleep" until they landed in Frankfurt, a friend of the family wrote.
Though it was an "extremely traumatising" experience, the "devastated" family had the opportunity to say their last goodbyes while sitting beside her. When they arrived, Helen's body stayed in the German city while her husband and kids continued on to the UK, leaving behind the "glue that held the family together".
Jayne Jeje, who set up a fundraiser to help the grieving family, explained how Helen was feeling before her final flight.
She said: "Helen and her family wrapped up a life in Hong Kong of over 15 years to embark on a new chapter living back home in the UK. Helen was excited and nervous about the move, but looked forward to seeing her family back home, as she had not seen her family or ageing parents since the pandemic began.
"Sadly, she never got to see them again. Helen was one of a kind, a gem. She was a midwife by profession, and was always willing to lend a helping hand or advice to anyone who needed it. Helen loved to talk and made friends easily."
While living in Hong Kong's Tung Chung area, Helen became the "pulse of her community" and would be stopped on the
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