The son of Kevin Campbell has revealed how the former Arsenal and Everton Striker 'did not look like him' when he opened the decline of his father before his death at the age of 54 last year.
Coroner Zak Goldberg in Manchester heard during a study that Campbell had lost 10 stone in weight between January and May last year.
Campbell, who weighed 19 stone when he was admitted for the first time last year, dropped to barely nine stone when they were re -admitted four months later.
The dramatic weight loss was caused by a rare heart infection -endocarditis, an infection in the inner lining of the heart or its valves.
Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) admitted that it should have been detected earlier, but the coroner ruled that the hospital could no longer have done to save him.
Campbell suffered two strokes and suffered from serious heart and kidney problems in the months before he died.
Campbell's two sons Tyrese and Kyle, who are both footballers themselves, spoke about the decline of their father last year.
Kyle, who plays as a striker for Bootle FC, revealed that his father “didn't look like him” because of the weight loss.
“It is also difficult for the mind if you see someone so fit, so powerful, so loving, and you look at him as” he's not, “he told the BBC.
“We never really lied to each other, never said,” He will come back perfectly, “because sometimes in life it doesn't work your way.”
Tyrese, who plays as a striker for Sheffield United, admitted that the family had prepared for the death of Campbell and admitted that she was 'relieved' that their father would no longer be in pain.
“Without saying it to each other, we knew it would come, I would say we were preparing,” Tyrese said.
“We are the children of our father, so we have his strength. We were eventually relieved when the day came – he had no pain anymore and we were at peace with that. I knew he wouldn't want to be that way and he could just rest. '
Tyrese, 25, added that his father was a 'respectful, happy and positive person' in a glowing tribute.
“I think if you ask someone who was once in the presence of him, they will always remember him and talk about how good a person he was,” Tyrese added.
He wore the whole room – you knew when he was there because you could probably hear him.
“He was a respectful, happy, positive person. You could even say almost too well for this earth. A real angel sent from heaven. '
The sons of Campbell spoke after the conclusion of a study on Monday, who investigated the handling of his illness by Manchester Royal Infirmary.
Professor Peter Shelby of the hospital said the investigation: 'Why was it a man who was a photo of health a few months earlier, so suddenly deteriorated? There should have been a little more curiosity. '
A final blood test that was performed to him, after doctors decided that there was nothing more they could do to save his life, found a previously not -diagnosed infection of the heart valve, endocarditis. But the coroner ruled that spotting his life would not have saved earlier. The condition required open heart surgery that Campbell would in any case be too sick to survive.
The first signs that Campbell had serious medical problems came in January, by the time he had suffered a stroke, caused by a blood clot on his heart. This ensured that his kidneys failed and liver damage. Medici investigated whether a kind of viral infection could have caused this, perhaps picked up on the recent vacation of the former player in Papua New Guinea, although that turned out not to be the case.
“When Mr. Campbell came in, he was already desperate,” said MRI consultant -pathologist Dr. Robert Henney to the study. 'Many people would not have survived to show that he did that. His physical fitness allowed him to get sick before he was admitted. '
He was taken to intensive care, but after dialysis treatment improved his condition and was fired at the beginning of March. “He told the physios that he was good to have OK and take care of himself in the department,” Dr. said. Henney.
Although doctors had expected Campbell to continue his recovery after dismissal, after visiting a cardiology clinic, it was in a wheelchair, that his health repeatedly deteriorated – the result of the heart valve infection, it turned out later – and he was admitted to the hospital.
He received palliative care and subjected to an order 'not CPR' as when he under the care of Dr. Henney came. Dr. Henney consulted the medical director of the hospital and called together doctors to discuss if there was not something that they could still do.
Partly there was a realization that Campbell was 'a well -known figure' and that there would be a check if he died, the medic said. “It wasn't because Kevin was a celebrity that I had to do to do the blood test.” he added.
“This was a man who had been a fit and a good 53-year-old and now died. I needed absolute clarity about what happened. '
Although the blood tests confirmed a hopeless position, Campbell did not return to palliative care and received medication until he died a few days later. After his death, 54 years old, the hospital led an investigation into level 5 'critical incident', reserved for cases where failure could have caused a death.
But the hospital questions later saw that downgraded to level 2, which reflected the opinion that Campbell did not cause any damage due to any supervision.
Campbell had been a merseyside legend for his heroic deeds in Everton during his gaming career, after having spent six years in Goodison Park from 1999-2005.
There he scored 50 goals in 160 performances for Everton, with many of his efforts that help to ensure that the club kept the threat of relegation at the start of the millennium.
His early heroic deeds for the Toffees came under the management of Walter Smith, who initially loaned the striker.
The attacker also enjoyed success with his boy's club Arsenal, where he won the FA Cup and League Cup while he appears more than 200 for the Gunners.
Campbell was also part of the Gunners teams who achieved a title of the First Division and the European Cup Winners' Cup.
He spent seven years in the books in North Londs before he left for Nottingham Forest in 1995.
In total, Campbell scored 107 goals in 394 English top matches, and also turned out to be Nottingham Forest, West Brom, Cardiff City, Leyton Orient and Leicester City.
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