A Queensland household have been left with out solutions after a mother-of-four died all of a sudden in her sleep whereas her youngsters have been unwrapping Christmas presents.
Ashley Stanik, 33, awakened on Christmas morning feeling unwell. The mum from Moreton Bay instructed her husband Kane Stanik she was going to lie down.
“She had a drink and that, I had a fast speak to her,” Mr Stanik, instructed A Present Affair on Friday.
“She requested me to movie the youngsters [unwrapping] the presents and he or she would watch it when she wakes up.”
However sadly, she by no means did.
Round midafternoon, Mr Stanik was “horrified” when he found his spouse unresponsive in mattress, simply metres away from the household.
“I used to be in shock,” he shared.
“I simply did compressions until my arms, man, they have been gone, I couldn’t transfer them by the point the ambulance received right here.”
Mr Stanik stated he took his 4 youngsters, aged 17, 12, eight and 4, throughout the highway to interrupt the devastating information, the place that they had a “cuddle and a cry”.
“[I] took them right down to Macca’s and that simply to get them away in order that they didn’t need to see something,” he added.
Every week on, the household have been left with questions after an post-mortem report got here again inconclusive.
All they know is that Ms Stanik – who has been remembered as a “loving mom” – had suffered flu or cold-like signs earlier than she died.
“She stated that she had like a chilly for a bit rundown and was simply enthusiastic about Christmas,” Ms Stanik’s mom, Frances Edwards, instructed this system.
“There’s no goodbyes, there’s no nothing, [she’s] simply gone.”
Mr Stanik additionally stated his spouse, who labored in childcare, had beforehand suffered abdomen points and an enlarged spleen up to now.
Whereas coming to phrases with the sudden loss, the household stated they’ve confronted “horrible” accusations on-line concerning the mother-of-four’s explanation for loss of life.
“[People are] saying horrible s**t, like she’s a drug consumer she OD’ed,” stated Mr Stanik.
He admitted the pair had a “vibrant life” earlier than youngsters and he’d spend time in jail and battled substance abuse up to now. Nevertheless, he confused the couple have been clear and weren’t ingesting when Ms Stanik died.
Chatting with The Courier Mail final week, Ms Stanik’s sister-in-law, Cassandra Stanik, stated the youngsters have been struggling to deal with the sudden lack of their mum.
“I feel the 2 center ladies, 12 and eight, are nonetheless in a little bit of shock as a result of they don’t appear to know what has occurred,” she instructed the publication.
“The youngest one, 4, continues to be a bit too younger to completely perceive, however she isn’t taking it effectively that mummy isn’t there when she wakes up”.
The household are at present ready for additional take a look at outcomes, which may take months.
Within the meantime, a GoFundMe has been set as much as help the household. Over $7,600 has been raised on the time of publication.
