A 31-year-old mother of three ‘lived for her family’ dies of coronavirus

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A 31-year-old mother-of-three who had been “livering for her family” has died from the coronavirus, leaving her loved ones in a state of devastation.

Full-time mum Katie Gill was taken to Arrowe Park Hospital in early August with breathing difficulties after contracting the virus.

After a two-week battle against Covid, the mother, who lived in Moreton, died in hospital on August 14, leaving behind her husband and three children.

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Karen Rotheram, Katie’s close friend, spoke to the European Humanitarian Aid Office about her death and conveyed Katie’s family’s warning to others that the epidemic “has not gone away”.

Karen said, “Katie was the nicest, kindest, funniest person, who would do anything for anyone.

“She was hospitalized at the beginning of August and had COVID-19 at home before that.

Katie Gill with her sister Charlie and mother Brenda (Image: UGC)

“Her breathing was normal, so she had to go to the hospital and her condition deteriorated there.

“It was really fast, in just 10 days.

“Katie was one of those people when there were lockdowns and they were just as vigilant, and would do everything she could to keep her family healthy.

“Given her age, and because she was only 31, it was a huge shock.

“I had a jab and she was safe.”

Karen said Katie’s family and friends want people to realize that the threat of coronavirus still exists, even though the restrictions are now over.

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She said, “I think that’s what people don’t understand.

“Well we are out of lockdown and back to the new normal but covid is still around.

“It has no age, some people recover, some people don’t but everyone should be aware.

“Although you can do a lot of things now, you still need to be careful and get the punches.

“Katie was due to have her second this month. She did her first punch to protect herself and her family.”

Karen says Katie’s family “don’t want any other families to go through what they have.”

Mum-of-three Katie Gill, who died of coronavirus at the age of 31 (Image: UGC)

She said, “The family just wants to say they obviously don’t want the other families to go through what they’ve had to go through for the past two weeks – to keep everyone safe to get the punches done – and that’s very important.”

A fundraiser for Katie’s family was created, focusing on the Birkenhead North End community in which Katie grew up, to help her family with funeral costs.

Karen said: “This was Katie’s community but she moved to Moreton about two years ago.

“The North End is a very close community, so even if you move far away, you are still seen as part of the community, we are all very close here.

“Whenever there was a fundraiser or something else, Katie was always one of the first people to introduce herself.”

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Karen says she finds it difficult to look back through pictures of her and her best friend, who “told each other everything”.

She said: “It breaks my heart when I look back at the family photos, it’s so sad, I don’t think he has sunk yet.

“She was very creative and really interested in arts and crafts, her talent was amazing, but her hobby and her life was her family – she lived for her family.

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