A grieving family have paid touching tribute to a much-loved son and brother who collapsed suddenly at home and later died in hospital.
Avid Manchester United fan Michael Naylor, 31, had a heart attack before a 'catastrophic bleed to the brain' was discovered after a scan in hospital.
His father, Kenneth Naylor, told an inquest into his death how Michael, who had epilepsy but no underlying heart condition, had breakfast as usual on the morning of December 16 last year then walked up the stairs, saying he was going to go out 'into town'.
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But Mr Naylor said he heard a 'bang' from upstairs before he found Michael, a chef by trade from Haughton Green in Denton, Tameside, collapsed behind his bedroom door. His father and Michael's sister, Charlotte, carried out CPR before he was rushed to Tameside General Hospital by paramedics, a coroner was told.
The inquest on Monday at Stockport Coroners Court was told he was given a 'clot-busting agent' before a CT scan showed what was described by medics who gave evidence as a 'massive haemorrhage' and a 'non-survivable bleed to the brain'.
Sadly, Michael continued to deteriorate and he died on December 17.
Michael, the inquest heard, was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2014 and despite being on medication, suffered frequent seizures. But Coroner Alison Mutch recorded a narrative verdict based on the medical evidence presented and said Michael's epilepsy and his compliance with his epilepsy medication played no part in his death.
A neurologist said Michael wasn't known to have any sort of heart condition and without the clot-busting drugs he was given, he would have died.
She said he suffered a 'catastrophic bleed to the brain' which caused his death.
Giving evidence, his father Mr Naylor said: "He was a fit and healthy boy - full of life. He never took drugs. Devastating is not the word for it."
He said Michael tried not to let his epilepsy hold him back and said he would travel abroad alone, adding of his death: "It was a shock. It still is now.
"That morning he came downstairs and made his own breakfast then he ran upstairs. He said he was going to get a shower. He had a shower and came back down. He said he was going to go to town. The next thing I heard was a bang. That were it. I started doing CPR and called an ambulance."
Michael's sister Charlotte, 29, said after the inquest he would be much missed. He was just really bubbly and really polite," she said.
"He loved his job and he loved going on holiday. He was also a mad Manchester United fan. He just tried to live his life to the best."
Coroner Alison Mutch recorded a narrative verdict based on the medical evidence presented and said Michael's epilepsy and his compliance with his medication played no part in his death.
She described the extent of the bleed as 'catastrophic' and paying tribute to Michael said: "He was obviously a very hard-working young man who had just wanted to work as a chef.
"He clearly took a great deal of pride in his job, but then this dreadful diagnosis of epilepsy, which changed his life.
"He continued to live with it. He was clearly very lucky to have such a supportive family."
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