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When Warwick Davis stood in the emergency room looking at his wife Samantha fighting for her life against a blood infection he broke down in tears.
The couple, who had been together for nearly 30 years, had been through struggles before including losing two children, but this was something Warwick was not prepared for.
Their family had been gearing up for a caravan holiday in 2019 when Samantha suddenly fell ill with a mystery condition, something she put down to stress.
However, within days she was at death's door with doctors telling her terrified husband that she had sepsis, a rare condition which sees the body's immune system attack its own organs and tissues.
The thought of losing his 'soul mate' tortured Warwick and despite her battling hard to recover, he later admitted they still felt its effects as they refused to 'take life for granted' anymore.
Samantha Davis seen holding her daughter Annabelle in hospital as she battled sepsis in 2019. She would later make a full recovery
Warwick Davis pictured with his wife Samantha and their children Annabelle and Harrison t the premiere of TV series Willow in November 2022
Warwick and Samantha Davis pictured at their wedding in Yaxley, Cambridgeshire, in 1991
It was a motto the couple lived by, enjoying another five years of bliss with each other before Samantha tragically passed away at the age of 53 last month.
In a touching statement released on Wednesday, Warwick said his late wife's passing had 'left a huge hole in our lives' and paid tribute to his 'favourite human'.
He described Sammy, as he called her, as his 'most trusted confidant and an ardent supporter of everything I did in my career'.
He said he felt like he could achieve anything with his wife by his side and that it felt like he had a 'superpower'.
'She was a unique character, always seeing the sunny side of life she had a wicked sense of humour and always laughed at my bad jokes,' Warwick said in a statement given to the BBC.
In 2022 Warwick had opened up about Samantha's health issues, including her hard fought battle with sepsis which left her on the brink of death before making a remarkable recovery.
He revealed the mother-of-two had fallen ill while preparing for a family caravan holiday in 2019.
Initially she had a sensation of itchiness and exhaustion, but concern grew when she was unable to stand up.
Warwick called an out of hours doctor who told them to immediately go to their nearest A&E as they were worried she might have sepsis.
Samantha Davis (pictured with Warwick), who met her husband on the set of his 1988 film Willow, tragically died aged 53 on March 24
Warwick and Samantha pictured together on a 'date night' in October last year
During their 33-year marriage, they had three children - one of whom tragically died shortly after he was born. The couple are pictured in 1996
The illness is caused an infection that causes the body's immune system to go into overdrive and attack tissues and organs, which can be lethal and lead to amputations.
