Young mum Jade’s final happy snap
THIS IS the last photo a father took of himself and his daughter before she died just days later. Jade Davies was a devoted young mother who adored her son Sonny, five, her family, partner and friends and was happy and content.
The 30-year-old had been complaining of headaches, but nothing seemed to be amiss until she was discovered collapsed on the floor of her home by her brother.
On Friday, January 25, Jade’s mother Carla Bromley received a call from Jade, who told her she was suffering with pain behind her eyes and she felt sick.
Carla was travelling back from Heathrow, so told Jade to go to her sister’s house and asked her son Kody to go and check on her.
Describing the scene Kody faced, Carla said: “He rang me and he said he had been banging and knocking. He ran to a different window and could see Jade lying on the floor. He could see something was terribly wrong, so he broke the door down.”
Jade from Pontllanfraith, Blackwood, was taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport before being transferred to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff.
It later transpired that she had suffered a spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage, a bleed in the brain, which in Jade’s case was possibly caused by a congenital condition present at birth.
The bleed caused Jade’s brain to swell repeatedly causing progressive damage.
Despite Jade’s fight to stay alive and the immense effort of the neurosurgeons working on her, she died at 3.55pm on Monday, January 28.
Jade’s brother Kody, a professional boxer, said: “I went from hoping she would pull through to hoping she could find peace. We always had a massive spiritual connection with Jade.
“My mam was by her bedside all the time, as we all were, and it was unbelievable to see that connection.”
Since Jade’s death, thousands of tributes have been posted on social media describing the loving and funny person she was.
“It brought me a lot of comfort seeing all the messages on social media and the hundreds of flowers, cards and gifts we’ve received”, said Carla.
“It showed me how kind people are and made me feel very proud and realise what Jade meant to a lot of people.
“She was just an amazing mother to Sonny and they shared a special bond. She absolutely idolised him and he idolised her.
“She was loyal to her family. Loyal to a flipping fault.”
Her father Kevin said: “Jade was very loving, she was always cracking a joke and having us all in tears. She would be laughing her head off at her own jokes.”
The family are now urging people to get checked if they are having severe headaches, especially if there is family history of this condition.
As a tribute to Jade, who was a regular at Pontllanfraith Rugby Club, there will be a minute’s silence at the club’s first home game since her death, on February 16, and balloons will be released in her honour.
Her funeral will take place at St Tudor’s Church, Mynyddiswlyn, Blackwood, on February 25 at 11am.