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<p class=”mol-para-with-font”>The family of a karaoke singer who died of Covid-19 weeks after performing a Christmas Eve gig at a hotel have revealed the ‘gut-wrenching’ moment doctors switched off his life support.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Lance Mills, 34, who was a regular on the pub circuit in south west England, fell ill after singing at an event in Yeovil, Somerset.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Lance, of Weymouth, Dorset, spent almost four weeks in hospital but his health continued to deteriorate and he was placed on a ventilator.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>His mother, Tina Cockett, and sister, Leanne Mills, have now told of the harrowing moment they agreed to turn off his life support machine.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Leanne, 28, said her brother had been overweight and had learning difficulties but had no other underlying health problems.</p><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Lance Mills (pictured above), 34, from Weymouth, Dorset, was a regular on the pub circuit in south west England.
He fell ill after singing at an event on Christmas Eve in Somerset</p></div><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Lance, pictured above, became unwell on Boxing Day and was admitted to the Dorset County Hospital.
His health continued to deteriorate and he was placed on a ventilator</p></div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>She said: 수원가라오케 ‘Unfortunately we got a call from the doctor saying we should brace ourselves for the fact he doesn’t look like he’ll recover.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’The consultant left the ward so we could say our goodbyes.
I couldn’t cope with it. My mum said her goodbyes and I couldn’t watch my mum say goodbye to her son. It was gut-wrenching.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’The consultant said they were going to turn everything off and my mum said she didn’t want to be there for that.
I could not bare the thought of him being on his own.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’I said to him he was going to be with our nan up there and they turned everything off. They made sure he was in no pain and handled it beautifully.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’I said I hope they will throw a massive party for you up there as we can’t do it down here at the moment, and he slipped away.Watching him it felt like time had stopped. I held his hand and told him that I loved him.'</p><div><div data-track-module=”am-related_carousel^related_carousel” data-track-selector=”.rotator-panels a:not([class*=external])” data-dm-rotator-rotate=”false” data-track-pos=”static” data-preferred-shared-network-enabled=”” data-dm-rotator-auto-init=”” id=”p-22″ class=”related-carousel with-fb-or-tw news half” data-dm-rotator-active-class=”active” data-dm-rotator-page-count=”1.0″ data-dm-social-article-auto-init=”” data-dm-rotator-page-size=”1″> <div class=”rotator bdrcc”> <div class=”rotator-title”> <h2>RELATED ARTICLES</h2> <ul class=”rotator-pages link-xocc”> <li class=”rotator-prev”>Previous
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</div></div> </div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>It is not clear how or 수원가라오케 where Lance caught coronavirus.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>He was not displaying symptoms at the time of his final concert and Tier Four restrictions had not been imposed on Somerset at the time.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Lance became unwell on Boxing Day and was admitted to the Dorset County Hospital.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Tina said: ‘I believe Lance performed at a hotel but I think the stage was far away and 인계동셔츠룸 there were only a few people there.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’Lance tested positive for Covid and we took him to hospital.
He was taken into the intensive care unit and by New Year he took a really bad turn for the worse and was put on a ventilator.</p><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Paying tribute to her son (pictured), Tina Cockett said: ‘When Lance was at home, he was a caring son but when he was out and about, he was the life and soul of the party'</p></div><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Lance pictured performing on stage. He was not displaying symptoms at the time of his final concert and Tier Four restrictions had not been imposed on Somerset at the time</p></div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’I cannot fault the efforts of the staff – they tried everything.
They called us so I could go and say goodbye. They gave him 24 hours.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’They called the following day to say they there was nothing more they could for him. I spoke to the consultant and he said he was one of the youngest (patients with Covid-19) they had.'</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Paying tribute to her son, she said: ‘When Lance was at home, he was a caring son but when he was out and about, he was the life and soul of the party.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’Lance had learning difficulties and he got through life by memorising things like lyrics and he could do them at the drop of a hat. He was wonderful.'</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Leanne, a healthcare worker, added: ‘Lance was unique.
He gave out so much kindness and love to all those who knew him.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>’He enjoyed the simple things in life and never wanted anything more than to be entertaining everyone with his love for music and singing, wanting to make everyone smile and have a good time.'</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Arrangements for Lance’s funeral are currently being made. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>The tragedy follows a 28-year-old bride-to-be and a ‘passionate’ charity worker dying in hospital with coronavirus.</p><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”> <div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div> <p class=”imageCaption”>Laura Gentry, who was engaged to partner Jack Brighouse, was initially rushed to hospital with abdominal pains just before the New Year.
She was diagnosed with Covid-19 while on a ward in James Paget University Hospital in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, and put on a ventilator</p></div><div class=”artSplitter mol-img-group” style=”style”><div class=”mol-img”> <div class=”image-wrap”> </div> <noscript> </noscript> </div><div class=”clear”></div><p class=”imageCaption”>Claudia Marsh passed away at The Royal University Hospital, Liverpool, on her 25th birthday after succumbing to Covid-19.
She volunteered for The Whitechapel Centre, a Liverpool based homeless charity</p></div><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Laura Gentry, from Kessingland near Lowestoft, was rushed to hospital with abdominal pains just before the New Year and was put on a ventilator after being diagnosed with Covid-19.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Her family said the horse-riding enthusiast, who was engaged to partner Jack Brighouse, then passed away on January 17 in hospital.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>It is not known if she had any other underlying health conditions, or if she contracted the virus while being treated in hospital.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Claudia Marsh, described as a ‘beautiful’, ‘kind’ and ‘passionate’ charity worker, died at the Royal University Hospital in Wirral, Merseyside, on her 25th birthday.</p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>Claudia, who had suffered with an undisclosed eating disorder, became the ‘poster girl’ for the Whitechapel Centre charity and was involved with sorting and packing food and sleeping parcels. </p><p class=”mol-para-with-font”>She is thought to have battled the virus for several days in hospital before her condition deteriorated. </p></div>
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