A “fit and healthy” teen died suddenly after an emergency room visit with what he said were symptoms of a sinus infection.
Harvey Edwards, 19, moved from Bristol last year to study biochemistry at the University of Liverpool.
On June 6, Mr Edwards, who was described as a ‘fit and healthy person’, went to the ER after feeling unwell.
It is understood that he was on antibiotics for a sinus infection, but when his symptoms continued to worsen, he went back to the hospital on June 13.
The student then had an MRI scan of his brain, which is when he received the devastating news that he had a hemorrhage in his brain.
Harvey Edwards, 19, died suddenly after bleeding into the brain with the ‘fit and healthy’ who originally sought help for symptoms of a sinus infection
To relieve the resulting pressure on the teen’s brain, he was told to be put into an induced coma.
But tragically, Mr. Edwards suffered a devastating stroke and with no hope of recovery, his family made the heartbreaking decision on June 28 to turn off his life support.
The teen’s cause of death has not yet been officially confirmed and it is not known whether he actually suffered from a sinus infection or whether his symptoms were actually caused by the bleeding in his brain.
Friend of the family, Jordon Parker, said Mr Edwards was a gentle and intelligent person with a ‘bright future ahead of him’.
He also said that the young man’s death has devastated those who knew him best and life will never be the same without him.
Mr Edwards was described as an ‘intelligent, gentle, respectable young man with a bright future ahead of him’
Mr Parker said: ‘He went back to hospital and the doctors said he would have to go into an induced coma. His speech was slurred but it was too late and the hospital then called his mother and told her to come to Liverpool.
“It was such a shock to his family, he was a fit and healthy person.”
Mr. Edwards studied biochemistry and was about to start his second year of training.
Alongside his studies, Harvey was also a budding model and had completed his first photo shoot before his death.
Mr Parker said: ‘He was such a people person and was never miserable and always kind to everyone he met. Harvey was just one of the most genuine people around.
?There was just something about him that everyone loved and people loved being around him. I’ve never heard a bad word said about him.
?His mom is just blank and doesn’t know what to do, it hit them all [hard]. His family was so close to him, especially his cousins.’
After the sudden death of Mr. Edwards GoFundMe page has been launched and has already raised over ?8,000 in donations, which Mr Parker says ‘just goes to show how loved he was’.
The page describes the young man as an “intelligent, gentle, respectable young man with a bright future ahead of him.”
The page adds, ?He was loved by all his family and friends, in addition to all the other people he came into contact with.
“Harvey had his cheeky charming manners and likable engaging personality that made his presence known the moment he walked into a room.”
The exact hospital where Mr. Edwards was treated has not been named.
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