A West Lothian mum has been left devastated after finding her 30-year-old daughter dead in the bathroom of their home just two weeks before Christmas.
Sharon Brown’s daughter Aleisha Evans suffered from Epilepsy and Fowler’s syndrome - a debilitating condition that affects the urinary tract system.
Mum-of-three Sharon discovered Aleisha unconscious and not breathing at their home in Livingston on Sunday December 11.
Speaking to the Daily Record, heartbroken Sharon (54), said: “I went through to the bathroom and found her dead.
“I gave her a shake but she was blue in the face. I tried to resuscitate her while my other daughter was phoning an ambulance.
“The paramedics really tried to revive her, but she was gone.”
Aleisha had been at a concert the night before she died and her mum said she was in good spirits.
Sharon continued: “I took her to a concert in Glasgow the night before. She was in a wheelchair as she had really bad mobility problems and she slept through some of the concert, but when we got back to the hotel she was in good fettle and had a couple of vodkas.
“We are just totally numb at the moment. It doesn’t seem real.”
Aleisha’s devastated family are now awaiting the results of a post mortem.
The bright West Lothian woman had previously been training to be a nurse, but her poor health forced her to give up on her dream just months before she was set to graduate.
Aleisha lived with chronic pain as a result of her Fowler’s syndrome and Sharon moved in two years ago to become her full-time carer .
Sharon added: Aleisha was in constant pain. She was on morphine and dihydrocodeine, the strongest drugs she could be given.
“She would often be in agony for hours at a time and she just wanted all her problems sorted to be brought under control so she could get on with her life.
“She always said, ‘Mum I’m so happy with every aspect of my life apart from the pain’.
“Aleisha was so caring and strong. All she cared about was everyone else. She was there for everybody despite her struggles. She was a beautiful person in every way.”
Aleisha is survived by her mum Sharon, older brother Andrew and younger sister Katie. She was also a loving auntie to a nephew and two nieces.
Aleisha’s sister-in-law Lisa also remembered her as an ‘inspiration’.
She said: “Aleisha had so many hopes and dreams.
“She wanted to be a paramedic and she was so desperate to be a mum. The conditions she had weren’t life limiting but I could see that her pain was getting worse and worse.
“But Aleisha would do her best to grin and bear it. She was an absolute inspiration and to not have her here anymore is horrific.”
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