An unvaccinated dad of seven has lost his life to Covid just weeks before Christmas - and now his family face the heartache of the festive season without him.
Martin Mulcahy died on December 5, having been in hospital since mid-November after contracting coronavirus.
Now his family face the unimaginable in the run-up to Christmas - saying their final goodbyes
The funeral of the man from Camp Hill in Nuneaton is being held on Thursday, just two days before Christmas, Coventry Live reports.
Heartbroken at having lost her partner of more than 20 years, Tracey now has to bring up their seven children - aged between nine and 25 - on her own.
To make matters worse, since his death, her partner's bank account has been frozen and the mum has no other extra income at the moment.
As a result, a GoFundMe page has been set up to help her buy gifts for her children.
And it is designed to help give them "the Christmas they deserve" said Debbie Lea, her sister, who has set up the page.
"The funeral will take place just two days before Christmas Day and the family are, as you would expect, absolutely devastated," she said.
"My aim is to try and help ease some of the burden and raise enough funds to help buy presents for each of the children and to enable them to have a Christmas they so very much deserve.
"These really are such tragic circumstances. I just want to be able to put a smile back on these children’s faces this Christmas."
The initial target for the GoFundMe page was £500 and that has so far been trebled to more than £1,600 - but she is keen to raise as much money as possible.
"All donations, no matter how big or small, would be very much appreciated," Debbie added.
To visit the appeal, click here.
