'I begged doctors for asthma medication for daughter - days later she was dead'

A heartbroken mother has spoken of how her young daughter died days after shepleaded with doctors to increase her medication.

Bonnie Haydon was just seven years old when she died in her mum's arms at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children on August 29.

The youngster, who had suffered with asthma from an early age, suffered a rapid deterioration in symptoms in July, her mum Tasmine Nichols said. In the weeks leading up to her death, she had several visits to Plymouth's Derriford Hospital.

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On one of those visits, Tasmine said she begged medics to adjust Bonnie's inhaler and medication, but claims she was denied and sent home.

Speaking to the MailOnline, Tasmine said: "Bonnie was loved by all her family members, she was honestly the most sassy, funny, beautiful girl you could ever meet.

"Bonnie was doing fine over the years until this year [when] she was in and out of Derriford Hospital since July. On her second admission, August 10, I begged the doctors to up her inhaler and medication which they refused and she was sent home."

Twelve days later, Tasmine took Bonnie back to hospital. Despite being in good spirits, with the youngster "playing" and "singing" like any other child, she was allegedly put into an induced coma a few days later.

Tasmine was then given the devastating news that Bonnie had noo brain activity.

"At first I was told they were going to sedate her, so she can get a little bit of rest as she was very tired, but when I walked back in I was then told she had to be placed into a coma [and] I never got an answer as to why," the mother SAID.

"Sadly [Bonnie] never came out of the coma. She was later rushed to Bristol where she was doing so well until 9am in the morning."

But an MRI scan on August 28 showed "my baby girl had absolutely no brain activity at all", Tasmine said.

She also praised the efforts of medics at Bristol Hospital for keeping the family well-informed throughout the harrowing process.

The following day, Bonnie passed away in her mother's embrace.

A GoFundMe has now been set up tohelp the family with funeral costs.

The Mirror has contacted University Hospitals Plymouth Trust for comment.