An eight-year-old girl has tragically died just days after contracting deadly flu virus as her father stops to remember his ‘loving little angel.’
In what has become one of Australia’s worst flu seasons in history, Melbourne Cub Scout Rosie passed away at the Angliss Hospital in Upper Ferntree Gully on Friday.
Her devastated father Christian Brealey has thanked the public for supporting their family during such a traumatic time and paused to honour his ‘beautiful’ daughter.
In what has become one of Australia’s worst flue seasons in history, Melbourne Cub Scout Rosie (pictured) passed away at the Angliss Hospital in Upper Ferntree Gully on Friday
‘We are devastated by the loss of our beautiful, loving little angel,’ Mr Brealey said in a statement to the Herald Sun (pictured his daughter Rosie)
‘We are devastated by the loss of our beautiful, loving little angel,’ Mr Brealey said in a statement to the Herald Sun.
‘Words cannot describe the depths of our grief. We want to thank our friends and family and the broader community for all the messages of love and compassion. We are so grateful for your support.
His statement encouraged all parents to immunise their kids against the flu and respect the family’s need for time and space to grieve.
Her devastated father Christian Brealey (pictured) has thanked the public for supporting their family during such a traumatic time and paused to honour his ‘beautiful’ daughter
A fundraising page has been set up by Mr Brealey’s friend James Bailey to show support and has raised almost $2,500 since Rosie’s passing.
‘His family has suffered a loss this week, losing their precious Rosie to a simple flu in Melbourne,’ the description reads.
‘As the family struggle to come to terms with this loss, we are hoping to raise some donations to show how much we care about Christian and his family, and ease some of the burden during this time.
‘We know this would break the biggest and baddest of men!’
A fundraising page has been set up by Mr Brealey’s friend James Bailey to show support and has raised almost $2,500 since Rosie’s passing (pictured Angliss Hospital in Upper Ferntree Gully)
Supporters were quick to share their sincerest condolences.
‘To my friends Christian, Kylie, Heath & Finn, I hope we can all make a small difference, I wish I could take your heartbreaking pain away – we love you and will be here to support you in any way we can.
‘RIP beautiful princess Rosie,’ one person wrote on the Go Fund Me page.
‘No words will do mate, hope this little bit helps…’ another added.
There have been ten known deaths by flu in Victoria alone and Health Minister Jill Hennessy has implored people not to ignore potential deadly symptoms.