Flintshire parents devastated after death of son, four, in Kenya
“Jim set off on his bike ride and we travelled to the hospital to meet him at the end. While we were there, Jamie started to suffer stomach pains and diarrhoea and he was seen straight away by a doctor.
“We hoped it was just a 48-hour bug, but by the third day we could see it was more serious.
“By that time, he had toxins in his body which were starting to affect his organs and cause internal bleeding.”
Jamie was flown to Kenya to receive specialist treatment and began to get better, giving both his family and doctors hope.
“He was taken off the ventilator and was responding to questions,” said Jim, who abandoned his bike ride on the fourth day to be at his son’s bedside.
“We hoped he was over the worst, but then we discovered his other organs were affected. His doctors were devastated when he died. Nurses were breaking down in tears.”