Waching daily Feb 25 2018

Tesco worker, 25, caught stomach bug and died within space of a single day

A 25-year-old woman died within the space of one day of catching a stomach bug. Samantha Quantrill had Addisons disease - a condition where the adrenal glands cease to function - and was taking medication to manage it.

The Tesco worker from North Shields, Tyne and Wear, started feeling ill after contracting a bug on February 12. Samantha Quantrill (right), who has Addisons disease, contracted a stomach bug and died within a space of a day.

Other members of Ms Quantrills family members also had sickness and diarrhoea and recovered, however she collapsed and paramedics were called to her home in North Shields.

Ms Quantrill was taken to Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington but, despite efforts of medical staff, lost her fight for life the next morning.

Her family paid tribute to a wonderful and caring daughter and believe the bug, coupled with Addisons disease, had a fatal effect on her.

The 25-year-old woke up in the early hours feeling sick, before collapsing later on in the day and was rushed to hospital where she later died (Ms Quantrill pictured here with her mother Jan Chambers).

Ms Quantrills mother Jan Chambers said: We are all devastated. We just cant believe this happened. One day she was fine, the next she was in hospital..

Jan, who also works at Tesco, added: Sam was really loving, kind, thoughtful and generous. She would give away her last penny.

She was like my shadow. We went everywhere together, we were like a double act - inseparable. We cant believe she has gone..

She would give away her last penny: The Tesco workers devastated family have said they cannot believe she is dead. The 54-year-old said her daughter was first diagnosed with the disease around eight years ago.

She had no energy and was very lethargic, said Jan. Jan explained that her daughter would struggle to walk even short distances: She had to sit down about three times along the way. She just said, Mum I cant do it..

Sam was absolutely brilliant and had a heart of gold: Grandmother Jean said that Ms Quantrill was a great support when the 80-year-old had cancer.

Ms Quantrill went to see her GP and blood tests were carried out. She was diagnosed with Addisons and was put on medication to manage the condition. But a fortnight ago, she woke up in the early hours feeling sick.

Jan said: She had sickness and diarrhoea. We thought it was a 24-hour bug or virus going round. Some other members of the family had it as well. We made sure she was getting plenty of fluids. But she didnt improve..

Ms Quantrill was then taken to hospital. Jan said: Everyone just prayed for a miracle through the night.. Ms Quantrill was diagnosed with Addisons disease, where the adrenal glands do not work properly, about eight years ago.

We stayed with her and the doctors did everything they could. But nothing was working. All her organs were just shutting down.. By around 8am the next morning, they were told she would not survive and the much loved 25-year-old died.

Grandma Jean said the whole family was heartbroken and missed her dearly.

Jan and Jean are now trying to raise more awareness of Addisons and have arranged a collection at her funeral for a national support group (picture l-r: Jean Chambers, mother Jan Chambers and aunty Jean Chambers).

She told how her granddaughter had lived with her and her late husband John for six years and had been a pillar of support to them, especially when she was diagnosed with breast cancer and John fell ill.

Jean, 80, who is now in remission, added: Sam was absolutely brilliant and had a heart of gold. She would fuss over us and always go overboard with presents for everyone in the family, especially at Christmas.

She loved being in the family circle, she revelled in it. My only condolence is that she is with her grandad and they will be looking after each other.   .

Jan and Jean are now trying to raise more awareness of Addisons and have arranged a collection at her funeral for a national support group.

Sams funeral was held on Friday. She also leaves behind dad Bryan Quantrill, stepdad Garry Hoosan, and brothers Jonny and Ben. .

WHAT IS ADDISONS DISEASE?  Addisons disease is a rare disorder of the adrenal glands. The adrenal glands sit on top of the kidneys and produce the hormones cortisol and aldosterone.

If the adrenal gland is damaged, an insufficient amount of these hormones is produced.

Some 8,400 people in the UK with most sufferers aged between 30 and 50, and the condition is most common in women.  Early in the illness, its symptoms mimic common ailments such as depression or the flu, and patients may also suffer dizziness, fainting, cramps and exhaustion.

Sufferers may also develop darkened areas of skin or darkened lips or gums.

Patients require treatment for the rest of their life to control the level of steroid hormones in their system, and without proper treatment, the disease can be fatal.  Source: NHS Choices .

For more infomation >> Tesco worker caught stomach bug and died within a day | news 24h - Duration: 8:37.

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Grenfell campaigner 'has hotel room but uses his own home' | news 24h - Duration: 5:50.

'Homeless' Grenfell Tower campaigner 'claims £300 a week for food and has a four-star hotel room despite regularly using his own home'

A Grenfell campaigner who is still using his north Kensington apartment is claiming food allowances of up to £300 per week and has a hotel room funded by the taxpayer.

Forthright activist Joe Delaney, who has a flat next to Grenfell tower, has referred to himself as homeless, and claims he is living in a hotel room.

The 38-year-old stated that he could not sleep in his apartment due to the trauma - but it appears he has been going home, according to a Sunday Times investigation.

The activist said he goes back to his flat to get his things, use his computer or see other people who live there.

He also said he does back the property when the council requests him to, and needs the hotel room as a place to sleep when he cannot go elsewhere.

Grenfell campaigner Joe Delaney is still using his north Kensington apartment and claiming food allowances of up to £300 per week and a has a hotel room funded by the tax payer.

The 38-year-old was pictured leaving his north Kensington flat twice last week, but said he was staying with family outside of the London borough in both incidences.

Delaney has been pictured leaving his apartment in north Kensington twice in one week, but claimed that at those times he was residing with family outside of the London borough.

The basic room in the west London Novotel hotel costs £120 a night. Locals also said they saw Delaney frequently and did not know he had left.

People who live in the estates next to the tower, which was ablaze in June last year, are able to live in emergency accommodation and will be first in line for rehousing assistance when they want to move.

Grenfell Tower in north Kensington was ablaze on the 14 June of last year.

They are also permitted to have up to £300 per week for food - if the emergency accommodation cannot provide it or they prefer their own - but this is not for those who have returned to their properties or have moved somewhere new.

It is understood Delaney has been offered help to find a new place to live by the council, but rejected the assistance.

The campaigner says the offer was declined because he would need to move back to his home or somewhere else in the meantime before he could go to a permanent address.

Delaney told the Sunday Times: I have only been paid amounts to which I am entitled. The campaigner said that there have been times I have pulled all-nighters here because Ive been working on stuff.

Delaney told the Sunday Times: I have only been paid amounts to which I am entitled. He went on to say: I havent been keeping track of where Ive been every night.

A Kensington and Chelsea Council spokesman said: We are aware of the story in the Sunday Times today and council officers will be making contact with the resident as soon as possible. We offer no further comment at this stage. .

During a meeting last year with Sir Martin Moore-Bick, the judge leading the Grenfell enquiry, Delaney told him: Youre going to do a Taylor Report like for Hillsborough.

Which was very technical but didnt deal with the wider issues and it took 30 years for people to be arrested.