Tributes have been paid to 'beautiful soul' who died suddenly after falling ill whilst working offshore.
16.03.2022 - 07:39 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A Scots mum feared her two-year-old daughter was going to die when she turned blue and suffered a seizure in Asda.
Penny Jones had been sleeping in a trolley while her mum Larissa Thompson was in the supermarket, but just moments before the pair headed to the checkout she realised her daughter wouldn't wake up.
A frantic Larissa alerted staff at the Porthlethen store in Aberdeenshire as the tot began slipping in and out of consciousness, and her temperature rocketed to 42°C last month.
Asda workers phoned for an ambulance and Penny was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
Larissa explained how she had been shopping nearby with her daughter before she arrived at Asda and as Penny seemed tired, put her in a trolley where she promptly fell asleep.
"I just got on with my shopping and Penny didn't show any signs of not being well," she said.
"She was just sleepy, which is normal for her. I was just going down the last aisle before I got to the till as I was doing the Scan & Go and she started to make a really funny noise.
"I picked her up out of the trolley and she had gone a really funny almost blue colour.
"Penny has a history of intense febrile convulsions and can stop breathing. I felt how hot she was so started to strip her down to her nappy.
"A customer came over, asked if everything was okay, and sat on the ground with me while her friend went to get help.
"Joy and Nikki came over and Michelle (Asda staff) said for us to go into the consultation room. Penny had been quite sick at that point and this in when Joy really stepped in.
"Penny kept coming in and out of consciousness. It was really scary, I thought she was going to die. Joy said she wasn't happy and phoned for an ambulance and stayed with us till it arrived. It took
Tributes have been paid to 'beautiful soul' who died suddenly after falling ill whilst working offshore.
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