Coronavirus UK: Woman listened to mother's dying breaths
Daily MailA grieving daughter had to listen to her mother's final breaths over the phone while playing her Tina Turner's 'Simply the Best' as she died from coronavirus. Her distraught daughter Sophia Essel, 30, had to remain in the waiting room during her mother's final moments and they could only communicate via phone, and played her the same song which was played at Kay's mother's funeral. Mother-of-two Kay Elmer, 51, from the Wirral in Merseyside, died alone in intensive care while her daughter Sophia Essel played her Tina Turner's Simply The Best over the phone She said: 'The more people that ignore the guidance, the longer it's going to be before I'm allowed to have a memorial for my mum. Sophia and brother Jamie, 33, faced the heartbreaking decision to turn off her life support - knowing their stepdad John had also been admitted that day with symptoms Sophia couldn't bear to watch and instead sat in a waiting room and called her mobile phone. She sat listening to her Kay's final breaths as they played her favourite songs, including Tina Turner's Simply The Best - the same song Kay had chosen to say goodbye to her own mother Sylvia.
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