April said: “I just remember me and Ashleigh being on fire. “I had someone chuck a bottle of wine over me and then I was taken to the toilet and had water splashed all over me.” Doctors have given April donor skin while her own recovers, but the full extent of her injuries are not yet known.
Nurse - Ashleigh at her graduation She said: “I am in constant pain. Some days are harder and some days are better than others. “I have been having panic attacks since it happened. “I do not remember going to sleep and I was very confused when I woke up.
April said: “I just remember me and Ashleigh being on fire. “I had someone chuck a bottle of wine over me and then I was taken to the toilet and had water splashed all over me.” Doctors have given April donor skin while her own recovers, but the full extent of her injuries are not yet known.
Nurse - Ashleigh at her graduation She said: “I am in constant pain. Some days are harder and some days are better than others. “I have been having panic attacks since it happened. “I do not remember going to sleep and I was very confused when I woke up.
DONATIONS are pouring in for two cousins left fighting for their lives after an “explosion” outside a pub. April Charlesworth was celebrating turning 28 with her cousin Ashleigh Charlesworth, 27, in the outdoor seating area at the King’s Head, in Great Cornard, when the blast happened. The Colchester cousins were rushed to hospitals after sustaining serious burns. April, who moved to Sudbury four years ago, was taken West Suffolk Hospital before being put into an induced coma and transferred to London’s Queen Victoria Hospital.
Painful - April s injuries following the incident She was put on a ventilator and woke up four days later with burns to her neck, hands and face.
DONATIONS are pouring in for two cousins left fighting for their lives after an “explosion” outside a pub. April Charlesworth was celebrating turning 28 with her cousin Ashleigh Charlesworth, 27, in the outdoor seating area at the King’s Head, in Great Cornard, when the blast happened. The Colchester cousins were rushed to hospitals after sustaining serious burns. April was taken West Suffolk Hospital before being put into an induced coma and transferred to London’s Queen Victoria Hospital.
Painful - April s injuries following the incident She was put on a ventilator and woke up four days later with burns to her neck, hands and face.
Published:
4:56 PM May 5, 2021
Updated:
4:57 PM May 5, 2021
Ashleigh Charlesworth suffered life-changing injuries after an explosion at the Kings Head pub in Great Cornard last month.
- Credit: Paul Charlesworth
A paediatric nurse from Sudbury who suffered life-changing injuries in an explosion at a pub in Great Cornard feels lucky to be alive , her father has said.
Paul Charlesworth, Ashleigh s father, said she is trying to stay positive and is in relatively high spirits, but is unsure when she will be able to come home.
Ashleigh Charlesworth suffered burns on her face, hands and chest
- Credit: Paul Charlesworth
He said: Ashleigh was put on a ventilator because her windpipe had swollen up and her airway was blocked.