Dad shares last dance with daughter, 4, before her sudden death
The emotional footage was captured before Charlotte Grace, who suffered from several medical issues, died last Wednesday.
A grieving dad has shared a heartbreaking video of the last dance he shared with his four-year-old daughter.
The emotional footage was captured before Charlotte Grace, who suffered from several medical issues, died last Wednesday.
John Newton, 39, dances around the room with his poorly daughter, laughing and smiling with her in his arms.
He said despite the problems Charlotte faced, she never let them hold her back and always lived life to the fullest.
The video, taken a few months before she died, shows his daughter as he would like her to be remembered, John added.
He said: ‘She was such a happy little girl who woke up each day with a love for life, a beautiful little girl who brought joy into the lives of everyone she encountered in life.
‘The video of us dancing shows what an amazing girl she was, always smiling.’
Charlotte battled numerous health issues from birth, including stage five kidney disease, liver disease, a rare genetic disorder and heart problems.
Last Wednesday she was at home with her family, including mum Rachel, 37, and sister Emily, 7, when her condition drastically deteriorated and she suddenly died from complications relating to her various illnesses.
John, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, said Charlotte was speaking to her grandparents on FaceTime just five minutes before she fell ill and was rushed to hospital.
Charlotte was on the transplant list for a combined liver and kidney transplant.
The potentially life-changing operation would have taken place at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
John said: ‘The sudden loss of our baby girl has been devastating and heartbreaking for us and has left us in complete bits.
‘We knew from the time Charlotte was born that every minute with her would be precious, we tried to remain positive and look to the future.
‘We had always hoped that she would be one of those miracle cases, who lives a long and happy life but it wasn’t to be.’
John said he broke the news to his other daughter Emily, who is autistic and deaf, this week.
He added: ‘We told her Charlotte isn’t hurting anymore and that she is a star up in the sky.
‘The two of them had such a wonderful bond so we will have to see how Emily is affected.’
A fundraising page has been set up to help support the Newton family through the tragedy.
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