The family of a 'talented young man and lovely gentleman' have spoken of their heartbreak and he died just three days after being diagnosed with cancer.
24.02.2023 - 12:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A "devoted" and "inspirational" mum-of-two has left behind two little girls after she suddenly collapsed and died at home.
Rachel Kennedy sadly never regained consciousness after the incident at her home and later passed away in hospital on Sunday 19 February, leaving her two daughters without their mum.
She had been struggling with ongoing health complications after catching coronavirus. Her friend Eve Hoyle says she believes Rachel was struggling with unresolved issues and was in ill health at the time of death. Her cause of death has not been confirmed.
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The tragedy comes just seven years after the 40-year-old mum of two, from Honley in West Yorkshire, lost her baby to a condition so rare that there are only 100 confirmed cases in the world, Yorkshire Live reports.
The tot's condition left her with only one working kidney, a heart defect in her aorta known as a coarctatian of the heart a and cyst on the brain.
"Lovable" 15-month-old, Ashleigh Kennedy, died at Calderdale Royal Hospital surrounded by her family in March 2016. Rachel went on to have another daughter.
And now, Rachel's close friend, Eve has paid tribute to the "beautiful soul and the best mum", whom she describes as being like her "unbiological twin".
Eve said: "We met initially through Facebook but over the years we grew closer and closer and became a support system for each other, we had been through similar experiences so we were able to relate to one another.
"She picked me up when I was having a rough time, we used to joke about the fact we must have been twins because we were so similar, we were cut of the same cloth."
And now, Eve has set up a GoFundme
The family of a 'talented young man and lovely gentleman' have spoken of their heartbreak and he died just three days after being diagnosed with cancer.
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