A woman reportedly died of a broken heart this week after losing her 10-year-old son and her grandfather just days apart.
Ashley Tomlin, 32, suffered a ruptured heart artery and could not be saved by paramedics. Ashley died in the early hours of Monday morning while at home with her mother, Jill Tomlin.
Ms Tomlin’s dad Keith, 59 says his daughter “died of a broken heart” after losing her grandfather, James Tomlin, just a day before her son Jak died. Jak passed away on November 6, just hours after complaining of chest pains. He died of a ruptured heart artery also, just like his mother.
Keith spoke of the night his daughter spent with her mother before she died, saying: “They had a quiet night in and it got to about midnight, when Ashley went to the bathroom. Jill heard a noise and when she went in, she found Ashley having a seizure. The paramedics couldn’t bring her round. They think it was a massive heart attack, but I have my first meeting with the coroner and he told me he wishes they could put ‘broken heart’ on the death certificate, because that is basically what it was.”
After Jak’s death, housewife Ashley described her son as “perfect in every way”. Ashley’s family are trying to come to terms with a third unimaginable loss in just one month.
Keith said: “Ashley was our only child. I’ve lost almost my whole family in a matter of four weeks. Jill has lost the main focus of her life. They were her life. My focus now is on helping my ex-wife get through this. I don’t know how I’ll get through it but I have to.”
