Heartbreaking final post of mum whose five children never got the chance to say goodbye

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The family of a mum-of-five who died from coronavirus has revealed her heartbreaking final post on social media as she asked people to 'pray' she would wake up from an induced coma.

Karen Hobbs had been looking forward to spending the festive season with her family, but was admitted to hospital after contracting the virus just a week before Christmas in 2020, despite strictly following the government's guidance on social distancing.

Having kept friends and family updated through her Facebook profile, the 40-year-old mum shared one final message less than a week after being admitted to hospital explaining that she was about to be put into an induced coma. READ MORE: Downing Street party before Prince Philip's funeral was 'seven-hour drinking session with guests using Wilf's slide' Her devastated family, who said they did not even get a phone call from the hospital informing them of her worsening condition, were unable to say goodbye.

Karen died just over two weeks later leaving behind her five children, Dylan, Niamh, Amelia, Sam and her youngest Olivia, who just four-years-old.