Tragedy of mum, 39, who went to bed with period pains and never woke up
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAmanda Barber had been working at McDonald’s when she finally got to check her phone. Three missed calls and two messages. Her sister’s partner had been trying to contact her all morning.
She knew whatever he needed to tell her was serious. Amanda called him back and he immediately picked up. “She’s gone,” he said.
Amanda assumed the pair had been arguing. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features “Where’s she gone?” Amanda replied, thinking her sister had just walked out of the house. “No,” he said. “She’s gone, gone.” Amanda couldn’t comprehend what he was saying.
Her little sister, Anne-Marie, had died after going to bed with intense period pains. She was just 39. “For about 20 minutes, I solid cried,” Amanda told the Manchester Evening News. “I’ve never cried that hard before. “This is the worst pain and I never want to feel pain like this ever again.” Anne-Marie passed away after complaining of abdominal pain on the evening of August 18.
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