A woman died on a plane next to her children on their way home

“It was unique. It was a jewel”. This is how her friends describe her, with anguish and still under the effects of the shock caused by the news. What happened is truly shocking: a woman died on the plane in front of her children.

And in that same state of shock is hers family. With all the pain the situation caused, they too, after hearing the news, had to do it continue the journey with your body.

the flight of terror

Elena Rhodes, a midwife by profession, was traveling with her family as part of a “new adventure”. Together they were returning to Britain after spending 15 years in Hong Kong.

So, just a few hours after starting the flight, they discovered that Helen she was unresponsive and could not be revived after dying in his sleep, he reported The mirror.

Weighed with infinite pain, the woman’s shattered children remained standing sat next to her for the remaining eight hours of flight until they landed in Frankfurt, Germany, a family friend described.

Although it was a “Extremely traumatic” experience.the completely “devastated” family had the opportunity to do so say goodbye for the last time, while they were at his side, he described the medium in announcing the news.

When they arrived, Helen’s body remained in the German city while her husband and children had to continue on to the UK, leaving their beloved mother and wife.

the last farewell

“Helen and her family ended a short-lived life in Hong Kong 15 years to embark on a new chapter, so they were returning home to the UK, “said Jayne Jeje, a friend who is organizing a collection for fundraiser to help the family through grief.

And he detailed how the woman felt before her last flight: “Helen was excited and nervous about the move, she was hoping to see her family at home, since he had not visited his family or his elderly parents since the start of the pandemic. Unfortunately, he hasn’t been able to make his wish for him come true.

Regarding the personality of her deceased friend, she assured that she was talkative, that she liked to talk and so on. I had no problem making friends with people.

“Helen was one of a kind, a jewel. By profession she was a midwife and was always willing to help or Give an advice to anyone who needs it, ”Jayne said.

She added that in the years she lived in Hong Kong’s Tung Chung area, she had become “the pulse of your community” and everyone she knew was stopping her on the street, she wrote The mirror.

In this sense, Helen had become a valued member of a maternity group in the district and was a point of reference for everything related to medicine.

“This fundraiser is to honor this beautiful woman who has been loved by so many, a dear friend who has moved many people. We can only hope she knew how much it meant to ushow the emptiness it leaves will never be filled and how this loss is so painful “.