A woman has said her mother was 'ravaged' by coronavirus in 'a matter of hours' as she was rushed to hospital. Devastated Candice Blythe said she never imagined the final time she ever laid eyes on mum Anne, would be in the back of an ambulance as the doors closed.
The mum-of-three had been surprised by daughters Candice and Louise, 37, for an early Mother's Day meal on March 14, but by the following week was showing early symptoms of the virus including a cough and fatigue.
Despite initially appearing to get better, Anne, 58, was later rushed to hospital and after five days in Harlow's Princess Alexandra Hospital Anne took a turn for the worse.