Eastbourne mother on life support from lupus flare-up over Christmas

Emma Hitchmough, from Langney, was taken into the DGH on Boxing Day (Sunday, December 26). She had been struggling with what was thought to be a cold and her condition was deteriorating.

Friend Leanne Gottschalk said, “Shortly after arrival she was put in an induced coma, and within hours her husband Tony was told to contact family to come and say goodbye, as they didn’t think she would make it.