Mum, 37, with long Covid left heartbreaking note for family about her ‘broken body’ before taking own life

NewsUK News A MUM left with long Covid took her own life after leaving a heartbreaking note about her “broken body”, an inquest heard. Emily Parkes was a “happy mother to a beautiful son” but her health began to deteriorate and was diagnosed with Chronic Post Covid Syndrome. Emily Parkes took her own life after suffering wiht long Covid, an inquest heard Credit: Facebook/EmilyParkes The mum had become bedbound and had been prescribed anti-depressants Credit: Facebook/EmilyParkes By September 2025, the 37-year-old could only walk 800 steps a day and rarely left the house due to her debilitating fatigue. An inquest heard by the summer this year, stay-at-home mum Emily was bedbound. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! On June 24, Emily’s mum-in-law found her dead at home in Poole, Dorset, after finding a note pinned to the front door that read: “My body is completely broken. “Please do not try and save me. Let me go, please.” Her husband Robin Parkes told Bournemouth Coroners’ Court Emily ended up essentially bedbound and became “extremely neurotic” about her health following her diagnosis. He added: “She became hyper aware of her symptoms. There were always new ones and it became difficult to keep track. “She was obsessive about steps to the detriment of all else. She decided that she couldn’t even walk to the toilet.” The inquest was told Emily was prescribed anti-depressants in April this year after she reported suffering with anxiety and depression. Most read in The Sun Emily was discovered dead at home in Poole Credit: Facebook/EmilyParkes How to get help EVERY 90 minutes in the UK a life is lost to suicide It doesn’t discriminate, touching the lives of people in every corner of society – from the homeless and unemployed to builders and doctors, reality stars and footballers. It’s the biggest killer of people under the age of 35, more deadly than cancer and car crashes. And men are three times more likely to take their own life than women. Yet it’s rarely spoken of, a taboo that threatens to continue its deadly rampage unless we all stop and take notice, now. If you, or anyone you know, needs help dealing with mental health problems, the following organisations provide support: CALM, www.thecalmzone.net, 0800 585 858 Heads Together,www.headstogether.org.uk HUMEN www.wearehumen.org Mind, www.mind.org.uk, 0300 123 3393 Samaritans,www.samaritans.org, 116 123 She told her GP a month later she had ongoing fatigue and brain fog, which she felt had improved slightly since being on the medication. Emily had also been seeing a psychological wellbeing practitioner, who was trained to support those with common mental health problems. Assistant coroner Richard Middleton recorded a verdict of suicide and sent his “deepest condolences” to Emily’s family and friends. Long Covid can cause extreme fatigue, shortness of breathing, brain fog and joint pain. Other symptoms include a high temperature, insomnia, hair loss and anxiety and depression. If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this article, please call the Samaritans on (free) 116123