A “light large” dad has died after contracting coronavirus simply days after his household residence was gutted by a fireplace.
Heartfelt tributes have been paid to Mark Bowen who died three days after he was discharged from hospital.
The 52-year-old, daughter Samantha Bowen and her two youngsters Georgia, six, and James, three, have been compelled to flee their home in Connah’s Quay, Flintshire, when a fireplace was began upstairs in late November.
The unintentional blaze prompted in depth harm to their residence – which has been within the household for generations – and destroyed most of their most treasured possessions, Wales Online reviews.
Following the blaze the household spent a short while residing with family in England, the household have been moved into momentary lodging in Shotton, Deeside, whereas Flintshire County Council carried out repairs to their everlasting residence on Dodds Drive.
However sadly Mark by no means returned residence after falling unwell with coronavirus simply after Christmas, being admitted to hospital and dying on January 19 – three days after he was discharged.
Paying tribute to her dad Samantha mentioned: “If I grow to be half the mum or dad he was then I will be so, so proud,” mentioned daughter Samantha.
“He was a mild large and filled with mischief. He was at all times pulling pranks and liked amusing.”
Recalling the fireplace Samantha mentioned it started in her bed room on the primary ground, but it surely stays unclear as to what prompted it.
“My dad was downstairs watching the soccer with the children whereas I used to be within the tub. The fireplace alarm all of the sudden went off, I obtained up out of the bathtub and I might see flames coming from my bed room door,” she mentioned.
“I attempted to place them out however they have been too huge. I managed to get garments on, run downstairs and get my dad and the children out of the home. It was simply an automated response.
“It felt like a lifetime however the fireplace brigade have been there inside minutes.”
Regardless of the fireplace occurring upstairs, plenty of the downstairs was additionally water broken as fireplace crews did the whole lot they may to place out the blaze.
“The one garments that remained have been those on our backs,” mentioned Samantha.
Samantha mentioned her mum Suzanne and sister Sophie, who dwell in Widnes, Cheshire, took them in after the fireplace, adopted by a brief keep in a resort earlier than the momentary lodging was prepared for them in Shotton.
She mentioned: “Dodds Drive has at all times been our household residence. Earlier than it was my mum and pa’s it was my nan and granddad’s, after which earlier than that it was my nice nan and granddad’s.”
All the household caught coronavirus after Christmas and Mark was admitted to the Countess of Chester Hospital when his well being took a flip for the more severe.
“To me it was a head chilly, however as my dad had bronchial asthma he obtained it actually badly. He was hallucinating as his oxygen ranges have been so low,” Samantha mentioned.
“I used to be capable of converse to him over the telephone [from the hospital] when he was acutely aware, however after about two days he was transferred to intensive care.”
After two days in intensive care Mark’s well being improved and he was discharged on January 16 with a CPAP machine to assist together with his respiration.
Samantha mentioned: “They discovered some underlying well being situations in hospital that he did not know he had together with coronary heart failure, atrial fibrillation, COPD and sleep apnoea.
“His loss of life certificates will learn Covid-19 however we have been advised {that a} blood clot in his leg travelled to his lungs.”
Mark’s funeral will happen on February 2 however resulting from coronavirus guidelines solely 30 mourners can attend.
Samantha added: “We’re dwell streaming it for individuals who cannot make it, and we’re asking everybody to put on crimson as he was a large Liverpool fan.”
A GoFundMe page was created for the household by Flintshire County Councillor Bernie Attridge which has raised nearly £3,000 to pay for Mark’s funeral.
