featured-image

A MUM-of-13 tragically passed away after a bout of flu turned into deadly pneumonia. Julie Theobald, 47, fought for her life for two weeks before succumbing to the lung infection on June 13. The "beautiful" mum from Victoria, Australia , left behind 13 children - aged between seven and 31 years - and her husband Billy.

"We’ve all been extremely shocked and heartbroken of this news , we could have never imagined loosing our mum this early on," her daughter Jessica wrote on behalf of the family in a GoFundMe . Julie passed away just weeks after a "terrible" bout of flu turned into pneumonia, an inflammation of the lungs usually caused by an infection. Most people recover from pneumonia in a matter of weeks, but babies, older people and those suffering with heart or lung conditions are at higher risk of getting seriously ill.



Jessica confirmed that her mum had been suffering from underlying health conditions. She wrote: "Unfortunately our Mum was only 47 years young and had been in the ICU fighting for the last two weeks due to catching a terrible flu turning into pneumonia and underlying health conditions." Julie was transferred to Melbourne on the 10th of June via plane - "her first ever plane ride," Jessica said - in the hopes she could be saved.

Tragically, the mum passed away just three days later, leaving her family deeply shocked. Jessica put together a GoFunMe appeal on behalf of her dad and siblings to raise money to cover the cost of Julie's funeral. "This is our las.

Back to Health Page