A father who ignored his wife's pleas to get the Covid vaccine has died of the disease after spending three weeks in hospital.
Gligor Kedioski died of Covid-19 aged 45 on January 2 after being admitted to hospital in December.
Friends and family are not sure how he contracted the virus, but Gligor had not been vaccinated, despite his wife Bilyana's attempts to persuade him.
Now, they are battling to repatriate Gligor's body to his native country of Macedonia, in line with his wishes.
Born in Prilep, Gligor lived in Liverpool with Bilyana and their five-year-old daughter, working in a factory and as a delivery driver.
Paying tribute to the father-of-one, his friends described him a generous man who was full of life and always talking about life's next adventure.
Gligor Kedioski (pictured with his wife Bolyana and their five-year-old daughter) died of Covid-19 aged 45 on January 2 after being admitted to hospital in December
Gligor spent around three weeks in hospital and was placed in an induced coma before passing away on January 2.
His friend Robert Karalioski, who lives in Liverpool, hopes that his story raises awareness of the vital importance of vaccination against Covid.
He told the ECHO: 'Gligor wasn't vaccinated. Bilyana was fully vaccinated but he wasn't.
'He was afraid of the vaccine and wasn't sure how it would work. He was afraid that he would get some kind of health complication from the vaccine.
'Bilyana tried everything to convince him to take the vaccine, but she couldn't persuade him.
'Now, we really want to raise awareness of the importance of the vaccines.'
Robert, who set up the campaign to repatriate Gilgor's body, also spoke about the importance of returning him to rest in
