Family ‘devastated and numb’ as boy, 9, dies a day after breaking his arm – Coventry Live

A family has been left devastated after a "happy and smiling" little boy died a day after breaking his arm. Coby Kilgour was just nine years old.

A fan of Liverpool FC, Coby was only eight months old when he was taken to hospital with a broken leg. When he was three, doctors realised the cause of the fracture was Gorham-Stout Disease.

It is a rare bone disorder that is characterised by bone loss. As a result, Coby suffered multiple broken bones through his short life and had to undergo many operations and treatments.

Just six weeks before Coby's death, his cousin Amie Hornsby said the family were told there was nothing else doctors could do for him and he was referred for palliative care, reports the LiverpoolECHO. It was on Sunday, May 22, that Coby was taken to hospital with a broken arm. He died the following day after going into cardiac arrest.

Amie told the ECHO: "We're all devastated, numb I think, more than anything." She added that "he was such a bubbly little boy" no matter what pain he was in and "he was always smiling and always happy. It's just left such a hole for everyone".

Coby, from Chesterfield, leaves behind his dad Shane, 43, mum Danielle, 33, brother Jordan, 23, and sister Allanah, five. To help support the family at this devastating time and give Coby "the send-off he deserves", Amie has set up a Gofundme page.

Paying tribute, Amie said Coby was a Liverpool FC fan like his dad, loved playing Minecraft and singing along to George Ezra songs. She said: "His friends at school said he was always making jokes, he was lots of fun and always nice to people and they're going to miss him."

In a message on the fundraising page, Amie said: "There are no words that can describe the pain of losing a child to an awful disease that has seen them in pain for most of their short lives. We want to give Coby the send-off that he deserves and ease some of the burden for his parents during this heartbreaking time."

To visit or donate to the Gofundme page click here.

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