The household of a steadfast teen person been plunged into shocked grief aft helium died hours aft being diagnosed with the flu.
William Jones, 16 was recovered unresponsive successful his furniture by his parent Rebecca Rollason astatine their location adjacent Wellington, in New Zealand, connected June 14.
She called the doc a time earlier aft William developed a sore pharynx and cough 2 days prior.
The doc told the acrophobic mother-of-three to springiness William plentifulness of fluids and to telephone again the adjacent time if she was inactive disquieted astir his condition.
She went to cheque connected William the pursuing morning, but the teen was already dead.
'We conscionable don't recognize however this tin hap to a lad who was hardly ever sick and was precise healthy,' Ms Rollason told the New Zealand Herald.
'We inquire ourselves however what started arsenic a sore throat, snotty chemoreceptor and a cough connected Tuesday to nary longer with america 3 days later.'
Almost 3 weeks on, William's shattered household they inactive don't however helium died.
William Jones, 16 (pictured) was recovered unresponsive successful his furniture by his parent Rebecca Rollason astatine their location adjacent Wellington, successful New Zealand, connected June 14
The grieving household are inactive waiting for results from specialists to find the origin of death.
William was a talented instrumentalist who attended Upper Hutt College.
He got his driver's licence past year, conscionable weeks aft helium celebrated his 16th birthday.
Friends, loved ones and the section assemblage person been near shattered by his death.
William was farewelled by loved ones, friends, teachers and classmates astatine his ceremonial connected June 21.
Ms Rollason told mourners that William looking guardant to his future.
'William was an amazing, talented and precise agleam benignant lad who we emotion truthful precise much,' she said.
Rebecca Rollason (pictured) said the grieving household inactive don't cognize however William (pictured left) died hours aft helium was diagnosed with the flu
A lifelong person of Ms Rollason's acceptable up a fundraiser connected Givealittle to assistance the household screen the ceremonial costs.
'It is each parents worst nightmare and a shocking calamity to suffer a steadfast kid from a abrupt and little illness,' Amanda Amies wrote.
Almost $15,500 has been raised truthful far.
'Rebecca and household would similar each to cognize that are incredibly grateful for each the enactment and kindness,' the latest fundraiser update states.
Health officials person urged Kiwis to beryllium alert of and support themselves from respiratory illnesses specified arsenic influenza, Covid-19 and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) during winter.
The flu accounts for 2 per cent of deaths successful New Zealand each year.
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