‘Amazing’ mum-of-seven, 36, found dying by her twin daughters, 7, after ‘severe asthma attack’ days before her birthday
A MUM-OF-SEVEN died suddenly just days before her birthday.
Relatives of "amazing" Jenna Stacey, 36, suspect she suffered a severe asthma attack which brought on a fatal heart attack while at home with her kids.
Her seven-year-old twin daughters were the ones who found her unconscious - before her brother Mark, 34, desperately tried to revive her.
Jenna, from Skewen, near Swansea, was rushed to hospital for urgent treatment but she died on February 24, reports.
Paying tribute, her family described Jenna, who had been due to celebrate her 37th birthday on March 8, as "very loved and well known by the community".
Her sister Michelle Stacey, 38, from Neath, Port Talbot, added: "She was a lovely, caring, fun, outgoing person, she wore her heart on her sleeve and would help if she could.
"Jenna was my baby sister and she was amazing. We are all close in our little ways - she was always there on family days. She was beautiful.
"It’s been a big shock for everyone in the community. We are absolutely heartbroken."
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Michelle said the sudden loss of her sister, who had "always" suffered from asthma and was a "heavy" smoker, as "a nightmare".
She said she she suspected Jenna had "a severe asthma attack that brought on a heart attack".
"We were told she was already dead before the family got there," she added.
"Jenna had a couple of heart attacks on the way to hospital before moving her to ICU. But she had been deprived of oxygen, she was brain dead."
Jenna, who worked as a supervisor at B&M in Llansamlet, is survived by her children - Angel, 16, Libby, 14, twins Penny and Phoebe, seven, Ellis, six, Piper, three, and Ethan, one.
A has been set up to help support Jenna's children and contribute to the cost of her funeral.
