A hero nurse sent her daughter a final photo of herself on breathing apparatus just days before dying "alone without even a hug".
Resy Manalo, 64, was today named as the latest healthcare worker to have died of coronavirus.
Her daughter has spoken of the pain and heartbreak of not hearing from her mum after receiving one last photo of her in hospital.
The Filipino grandmother, who worked in a care home in Birkenhead, Merseyside, died in hospital after losing her fight in intensive care.
Shortly before becoming infected she had expressed concerns over protective equipment, her daughter said.
Charizze said: “Two weeks before she was taken to hospital, she told me that she was worried because she was exposed to a resident who later died from coronavirus.
“Then a few days later, she told us she was not feeling well."
Resy, who described herself as "proud to be a nurse", died on May 7.
A spokesman at Colleagues at County Homes said they have always had access to a plentiful supply of PPE and followed government guidance at all times.
Resy's daughter, Charizze, 34, who lives in Japan, revealed her last messages from her mum.
She said: "The last time I heard from her was when she sent me her photo, wearing a breathing apparatus.
“After that, the medics informed us that she would be intubated. I never heard from her again.
"I can’t imagine another family going through this kind of pain. It’s heartbreaking.
“I miss her so much and I wish she was still here."
Resy, who was a qualified registered nurse, worked as a nursing assistant at County Homes care home in Woodchurch, Wirral.
Friends said she spent her last days caring for the elderly “as if they were her own”.
Charizze claimed her mother rang 111 for guidance after her condition worsened but was told her symptoms were not serious enough to warrant hospital treatment.
She said: “Prior to her hospital admission, we were still able to hear back from her but she rarely picked up our video calls.
"There were days that she would only send one-line replies and there were days when she wouldn’t answer our calls.”
Friends are fundraising towards Resy’s funeral costs and eventual repatriation of her remains to the Philippines.
Charizze added: “Mum was a very caring person, not only to her patients, but both to her immediate and extended family.
“She was a loving wife and a doting mother to me and my brothers, she was well loved by her siblings, nieces and cousins, and was even adored by her friends.
“She dearly loved her grandsons which was her source of her strength and happiness.
"She couldn’t miss a day without seeing them. She was a selfless person who would put others before herself.”
HC One, the care group that operated County Homes, said it was “deeply saddened” by Resy’s death.
The group said no concerns had been raised by staff over PPE and that it was supporting her family.
A spokesman said: "Colleagues at County Homes have always had access to a plentiful supply of PPE and it has been used correctly.
“We have complied with the government’s guidance at all times.
“However, the guidance itself has changed 25 times since the start of the pandemic.
"As just one example, wearing a mask only became compulsory at all times at the end of April."
To donate to help her family, click on this gofundme link.
