Mom screamed and collapsed while she was watching a little girl die of sepsis

A mother fell to the ground and screamed with anguish when she saw doctors trying in vain to revive her little girl.

Charlotte Cooper had spent two years trying to get her husband Andrew pregnant before Heidi was born on September 27th.

Nine months later, the 39-year-old mother took her granddaughter to Wishaw General Hospital with a viral disease virus and was sent home after two days of treatment.

The mother of Airdrie, Scotland, knew that something was wrong when Heidi woke up from a nap shortly after leaving the hospital, did not stop crying, had a fever and could not keep food.

While a visit to a local health center seemed to soothe the baby a bit, Charlotte brought her back to the hospital a day later with a raging fever.

Heidi was taken to a treatment room where six doctors worked on her, giving her liquids and antibiotics.

One of the doctors told the worried mother that her granddaughter was a septic tank and that she was to be transferred to Wishaw General Hospital to undergo surgery there.

That's where the tragedy hit.

"Just before our operation, Heidi's heart stopped. I will never forget the moment when I saw doctors administer CPR, "said Charlotte.

Charlotte fell to the ground and shouted "no" as she watched her husband drag her away from the tragic scene.

The doctors were able to start Heidi's heart, allowing him to be intubated and receive vital support.

A mobile intensive care unit took the baby to battle at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow.

However, his arrival arrived too late, the doctors said that his brain died a little later.

With the family reunited around Heidi, it was decided to disable his vital support.

"Looking at Heidi and touching her cold head, listening to the sound of the machines, I knew she was gone," Charlotte said.

"I held her in my arms while she was declared dead, it was the worst time of our lives."

A week after his death, Charlotte and Andrew met two Wishaw doctors who explained to him that Heidi was suffering from pneumococcal sepsis, responsible for sepsis and meningitis.

Charlotte said, "I never thought Heidi was dangerously ill, nor did I realize that she was in life or death.

"Now we just have to get busy and find little things to do every day, but it's still a hell we can not escape.

"Andrew would like to try again for another child, but I do not think I can do it – nothing can replace Heidi and I know I would be worried with every little cough and every sneeze."

Although Charlotte went through a traumatic period, she was quick to give advice to other parents, as she explained: "Parents need to know more about sepsis because it kills so many people.

"I can not help but think that if we knew more about sepsis, she could still be here now, I would have insisted to doctors to ask her to check sooner."

In an effort to find a money back in Heidi's death, the bereaved parents created a Gofundme page and organized a charity march to Sepsis Research FEAT.