Inquest into death of ‘Queen of Snapchat’, 22, delayed – Yahoo News UK

The inquest into the death of a ‘bright and beautiful’ woman has again been hit with delays. Elyse Foster was just 22 when she died at the Royal Stoke University Hospital on the afternoon of October 17 last year. The care assistant, from Cheddleton, had been diagnosed with a rare cancer called thymoma in early 2024. However, her mum Kirstie Tittensor told StokeonTrentLive her daughter was “fighting” and “winning” her battle. On October 7, Elyse was in the hospital’s critical care unit following surgery when she stopped breathing and suffered a cardiac arrest. Although she survived, tests sadly revealed that she had sustained a significant brain injury and her life support machine was switched off 10 days later. During a partially-heard hearing at Stoke-on-Trent Coroner’s Court yesterday, Doctor Alison Evans told how she had been dealing with Elyse’s recovery on the Intensive Care Unit. However, she was absent between September 24 2024 and October 7 2024. After returning to work, Dr Evans visited Elyse at around 10.20am on October 7. A nurse then alerted the doctor 15 minutes later that the young woman’s health had deteriorated. She was given CPR and advanced life support – including adrenaline – which managed
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