A heartbroken mum has told how she buried her daughter in her unopened festive PJs after she collapsed and died while wrapping presents on Christmas Eve.
Lauren Cayford, 19, from South Wales, was found face down and unresponsive as she packed presents in her bedroom last December.
The teenager, who suffered from epilepsy, was given CPR by dad Robert, 56, and rushed to hospital but she died two days later from brain damage.
A year on, her parents have spoken of their grief and how they laid her to rest in one of her Christmas presents - mint green fleece green pyjamas.
Her mum Del, 48, told The Sun : "I still have her Christmas presents from last year unopened. I can't bear to move them. We dressed her in her new pyjamas because she was always cold.
“When I saw my beautiful daughter lying in the mortuary on Boxing Day it felt like a terrible dream.”
The couple spoke as the first anniversary of Lauren's death approached.
Her dad Robert said the family had just shared a family meal, her favourite Chinese takeaway, before she went upstairs to pack presents.
When he went up to her room 20 minutes later, he found Lauren face down on her bed, not moving or breathing.
He said: "It was surreal - only a short time before she'd been bursting with excitement."
He immediately began CPR on his daughter while Lauren's mum called an ambulance, which then rushed her to hospital in south Wales.
Her dad explained: "Christmas was forgotten completely. Every present unopened under the tree. We didn't leave Lauren's side. We just sat holding her hand willing her to live."
Tragically, the fit caused brain damage and she died on Boxing Day.
Lauren, who had suffered from epilepsy since she was 14, saved three people's lives with her organs.
Her funeral was held on January 10 and her favourite songs The Greatest Showman's This is me was played.
Del said: "When I saw my beautiful daughter lying in the mortuary on Boxing Day it felt like a terrible dream. This Christmas is going to be so difficult. My phone is so quiet.
"I miss her every moment of every day. I don't think my heartbreak will ever go away.
She also urged people to donate their organs, saying she is proud of the legacy her daughter left.
