The heartbreaking two-word question little girl asked her dad the morning after her mum suddenly die
A family is on its knees after a 37-year-old mum suddenly had an asthma attack and died while celebrating her graduation from art school.
Shari-Lee Bromley was out in Byron Bay after her graduation dinner on November 24 when she had an asthma attack after ordering her first drink.
She was outside a pub with friends when she started having difficulty breathing. Despite using her inhaler, she collapsed.
Shari-Lee Bromley was out in Byron Bay after her graduation dinner on November 24 when she had an asthma attack after ordering her first drink
Ms Bromley - a mother to two girls, Indigo, seven, and Sadie, five - was treated by paramedics who started CPR and rushed her to hospital
Ms Bromley - a mother to two girls, Indigo, seven, and Sadie, five - was treated by paramedics who started CPR and rushed her to hospital, Yahoo News reported.
Her husband Sean Croon, 48, received a phone call with the awful news and rished to Byron Bay Hospital, where he was told his wife's heart had not been beating properly for 20 minutes.
'I held her hand and felt her respond to it,' Mr Croon said.
Moments later, she died.
The next morning, the doting father faced the impossible task of telling his daughters what had happened to their mum.
They bounded into their parents' room, leaped onto the bed and asked: 'Where's Mummy?'
Mr Croon then broke them the 'really sad news' that 'mummy had passed away'.
'Indigo got it, she just burst into tears,' Mr Croon said. 'Sadie was more bewildered, not quite getting it. We just sort of held each other and cried.'
Ms Bromley was outside a pub with friends when she started having difficulty breathing
Ms Bromley was severely asthmatic and her condition could be triggered by preservatives so obscure they were often not listed on labels of food and drinks.
In the wake of her death, Mr Croon posted a heartbreaking tribute to his wife on social media calling her his 'angel'.
'How can one's heart be so full and yet so broken,' he wrote.
'She had thwarted death many times in her journey with asthma, except this time. I was holding her hand, caressing her and telling her how loved she was as she passed. And she looked like an angel in death. So beautiful and at peace.
'Shari is an old soul, with wisdom, compassion, an innate ability to know what people need, and the courage to always do the right thing and follow her heart. Her acts of kindness were inspirational, and her sense of humour was irresistible to laughter. She helped so many people with her support, love and counsel. There was nothing as amazing in my life as Shari’s love.
'Thank you to everyone for the outpouring of love and support. I love you all. We’re all going to be OK, it’s just going to be a long road ahead, and sometimes really hard, as we deal with this loss of an angel on earth who has been called onto higher things.
'I miss you and love you with all my heart, Shari. You are now free.'
The family's loved ones are now raising money on GoFundMe to help Mr Croon get by, after he dropped down to working part-time to help raise his kids.
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