A mum-of-five with a 'heart of gold' died with her daughters by her bedside.
Paula Margaret Owens sadly died on August 29 at Aintree Hospital, just months after falling ill with a stomach infection.
The 54-year-old, from Seaforth, first went to A&E in June after she started suffering from stomach pains and swelling of her stomach.
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She spent the following three months in hospital, where she was told she had a "spontaneous infection of fluid in her stomach" and had contracted sepsis.
Paula leaves behind her five daughters, Abie Ohare, Jodie, Ohare, Shelli Ohare, Leah Owens and Hannah Owens.
Abie, 24, told the ECHO: "I still feel numb. I feel like it hasn't happened.
"I'm planning her funeral now and it feels like she's still in hospital getting better."
At the hospital, Abie said doctors had explained that her mum could have a few days left to live if she didn't respond to antibiotics, but they hadn't given up all hope.
On the day Paula died, her condition appeared to be improving, but she sadly died half an hour later with her daughters Abie and Jodie by her beside.
The 54-year-old had a number of underlying health conditions including cirrhosis of the liver and had been admitted to hospital a number of times previously.
Abie said: "I thought she'd get better because she always got better but she didn't this time.
"It's indescribable how much she's going to be missed."
The family have set up a Go Fund Me page to raise money for Paula's funeral and give her the send off she deserves.
Abie said: "She was a brilliant mum. She wasn't dealt a very good hand growing up but she was a brilliant mum and she loved us more than anything in the world.
"She was funny, she was very sarcastic and intimidating but she had a heart of gold.
"She would give give the shirt of her back to anyone."
Speaking of the donations they have received so far, Abie said "it shows how loved she really was."
If you would like to donate to the fundraising page you can visit it here.
A message on the page reads: "For all who knew mum, knew how much she wouldn’t have asked anyone for anything.
"She would rather have given her last penny and leave herself without.
"Her death happened so fast, and the thought of talking about it with her was so wrong to her.
"We’re all absolutely devastated and broken beyond words, but we know she deserves the absolute best we can give her and this seems like one of the only options we have.
"Life wasn’t kind to mum, she deserved the best of absolute everything and didn’t get it.
"We just want to make sure she gets it now. Absolutely any single tiny bit of help will be so unbelievably helpful."
