A family has been left devastated after a mum and her son died within hours of each other after contracting coronavirus. Eamon Burt, 62, from Failsworth, and his mum Kathleen Burt, 80, from Longsight, died on April 1.
Their loved ones said the pain feels 'unreal' but that they take comfort in the fact that they are now together. Eamon, who died at Royal Oldham Hospital, and Kathleen, who passed away at Manchester Royal Infirmary, were part of a huge, close-knit family.
Kathleen had great-grandchildren and Eamon was a grandfather. The pair were both caring characters with big hearts and were seen as the 'glue' of the family, their heartbroken relatives said.
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