Craig McKinnon, 24, had whisked his girlfriend Jess, 24, away to South Africa for a romantic holiday when she suffered a fatal allergic reaction.
A man has spoken of his heartbreak after his partner died just days after his proposal when she used the wrong spoon to stir a cup of tea.
“My voice cracked as I got down on one knee and asked, ‘Will you marry me?’ She said, ‘Oh my God’ and started crying before she said yes. The look on her face… it meant everything.” She usually carried two EpiPens in case she suffered anaphylaxis but on this occasion, they failed her. Craig said: “When Jess died, a part of me died too – but there is no one to blame for her passing away.
Craig says that years of allergic reactions had an effect on Jess, who had been allergic to dairy since she was nine months old. He recalled Jess telling him how she had to be resuscitated after eating milk in a curry when she was 18.
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