A mother-of-five from Merseyside has died suddenly just hours after telling her family she thought she was coming down with a chest infection.
A Rapid and Tragic Deterioration
Jenny Ross, 41, first mentioned feeling ill to her family on Tuesday, 10 December. The following day, when her daughter was sent home from school, relatives were unable to reach her. They grew concerned and later found Jenny unconscious in her bed.
Paramedics rushed to the scene and she was taken to Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral. Doctors there placed her in an induced coma in a desperate attempt to save her. Tragically, her condition did not improve and she passed away that same evening, surrounded by her loved ones.
A Family's Heartbreak and a Community's Support
Jenny leaves behind five children: Jamie-Leigh, 25, Jessica, 19, Jalayla, 13, Jenna Mai, 10, and six-year-old Jacob. Her sister-in-law, Kirsty Dean, described Jenny as an "unforgettable" mum who "lived for her children".
"She was known as being a great mum," Kirsty, 38, told the Liverpool Echo. "It's just the shock that it's happened so quickly. She was at her little boy's school play on the Tuesday and she died on the Thursday."
Kirsty explained that the suspected cause of Jenny's rapid decline is pneumonia and sepsis, a life-threatening condition where the body's response to an infection damages its own tissues.
Fundraiser Launched for Her Children
In the wake of the tragedy, Kirsty set up a GoFundMe page to support Jenny's children and her grandson, Lake. The fundraiser aims to help with essential costs and give the family space to grieve without immediate financial pressure.
On the page, Kirsty paid tribute to Jenny's vibrant spirit, writing: "She was wild in the best way: full of life, full of stories, full of heart. Her children were her whole universe."
The sudden loss has left the family and community in Wirral reeling, highlighting the devastating speed at which conditions like sepsis can take hold.
