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The family of a 40-year-old mother have been left 'absolutely devastated' after she went to bed with suspected food poisoning only to be found dead by her 17-year-old daughter an hour later having suffered a pulmonary embolism.
Kelly Gleeson, from Stockport, Greater Manchester, went to bed at 6pm on December 29 after spending most of the day throwing up.
But her 17-year-old daughter found the care worker unresponsive an hour later, Manchester Evening News reports.
Paramedics were called after daughter Madison made the discovery while at home with her and her father, Jerry.
Kelly Gleeson, 40, from Stockport, died on December 29 after believing she had food poisoning
Paramedics were unable to resuscitate Ms Gleeson (right), who was at home at the time with her husband (left) and daughter Madison
Tragically paramedics were unable to revive Ms Gleeson, and it was four weeks before they discovered her cause of death.
A pulmonary embolism occurs when a blood clot gets stuck in an artery in the lung, blocking blood flow to part of the lung. It is often very sudden and can be life-threatening if not treated quickly.
Her death came just five years after her brother Daniel died from cancer.
Ms Gleeson's husband Jerry told Manchester Evening News he is 'absolutely
