PARENTS who found their daughter dead just hours after a suspected tummy bug have paid tribute to their "beautiful shining star". Devastated Eddie and Debbie Morrison discovered 10-year-old Shaylisha unresponsive on the sofa at home on May 30. Only the day before, she had complained of feeling sick and having diarrhoea .
Debbie, 47, said: "You were the jewel in our hearts; you were loved in every way." Shaylisha and her "inseparable" twin Chardonnay, from Bury, Greater Manchester , had suffered from constipation from birth . Debbie said she diligently reported their symptoms to doctors, but was simply told to "give them plenty of fruit, vegetables and water".
During their latest flare-up, Shaylisha had been battling sickness and diarrhoea , her mum said. The following day, on May 30, she was found dead on the sofa by Eddie, 45. Her sister was admitted to hospital with similar symptoms just four days later, but she is now responding well to treatment, Debbie said.
Shaylisha's cause of death has not yet been confirmed, but her family have been told it was likely "bowel complications". The youngster was laid to rest in a horse-drawn carriage at Bury Cemetery on June 28. Her coffin was pink and decorated with characters from Disney 's Frozen , and How Long Will I Love You by Ellie Goulding was played.
Debbie also shared a heartbreaking poem dedicated to her little girl. She said: "There's a place inside our hearts that only you can fill. "Now you're gone, you're sorely missed eac.