On today’s This Morning, Ruth Langsford visited a former colleague who nearly died from her severe nut allergy and the scenes had viewers in tears.
Amy May Shead, who was a researcher on the show, suffered an anaphylactic reaction to food while on holiday in Budapest with pals in 2014.
The tragic incident left her brain damaged, wheelchair-bound and needing constant care.
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Her parents, Sue and Roger, have had to drive an hour and a half every day to see her at the care facility where she spent the last three years.
But Amy now has a new home that has been completely renovated to cater for her needs – and Ruth decided to pay her a visit.
Entering Amy’s room, Ruth told her former colleague, “It’s so good to see you”, and stroked her face.
Mum Sue explained that the move has been a “huge transition” for the three of them, as Amy’s case is “very, very complex”.
The home was filled with photographs of Amy looking healthy and happy, before she nearly died, and Ruth asked her parents: “How hard is it to look at that daughter now and the Amy that is next door?”
Sue admitted it’s very difficult. “We’re not OK,” she explained. “Every day is hard to get through.”
She told Ruth that Amy’s life has been “taken away” and so has theirs as her parents, and they’re still experiencing “constant grief, even now”.
When it cut back to the This Morning studio, Eamonn Holmes spoke to the camera and told Amy: “Everybody here remembers you, everybody talks about you.”
Ruth, who comforted Amy last time she appeared on This Morning, told her: “Amy, we love you very much.”
Taking to Twitter, tearful viewers reacted to the emotional scenes.
One wrote: “Ruth Langsford, so kind with Amy. Had a little cry x.”
Someone else tweeted: “The Amy story is just heartbreaking. So sad for Amy and her family. Amazing, strong girl!”
Another commented: “Having an emotional morning, watching the Amy May story and seeing her mother talk about how her life has changed.”
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A fourth said, alongside a string of hearts and crying-face emojis: “So so so happy to see Amy May is home.”
Ruth Langford so kind with Amy. Had a little cry x #ThisMorning
— Annette Schmuck (@AnnetteSchmuck) March 29, 2019
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Having an emotional morning, watching the Amy may story and seeing her mother talk about how her life has changed 😥 #amymay #thismorning
— Megan Day (@megmegday) March 29, 2019
– So so so happy to see Amy May is home ❤️❤️😭😭😭 #Thismorning
— Kelly-Ann (@KellyannBabes) March 29, 2019
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