This Morning's Rochelle Humes fights back tears as she comforts tearful guest
This Morning presenter Rochelle Humes couldn't bear to watch one of her guests break down in tears live on air without stepping in to offer some form of comfort.
The ITV personality, 36, is currently presenting alongside Dermot O'Leary this week, filling in for regular hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley during their summer break.
During Monday's programme (July 28), they welcomed the family of Yvonne Ford, the British woman from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, who was scratched by a puppy whilst on holiday in Morocco and tragically died months later from rabies.
Initially showing no signs of illness, she was taken to Barnsley Hospital after experiencing a "horrendous" headache, with her condition deteriorating rapidly within days.
She started hallucinating, lost the ability to walk, speak or swallow, and developed hydrophobia. Once alarm bells sounded, doctors moved the grandmother-of-four to Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, where relatives were informed she had contracted the deadly disease, reports Wales Online.
Her family are now determined to ensure Yvonne's death wasn't meaningless, campaigning to spread awareness wherever possible, beginning with a This Morning appearance despite their overwhelming sorrow following her passing on June 11, last month.
Still grappling with their loss, husband Ron alongside daughter and neonatal nurse Robyn Thompson and her son Adam appeared on the ITV show to highlight the risks of rabies.
Ron and Robyn portrayed Yvonne as a "massive animal enthusiast" with the "biggest heart", recalling that she hadn't been troubled or sought medical attention after a puppy had scratched her whilst on holiday in Morocco.
Yvonne's husband had been detailing the circumstances and how her wound hadn't even bled, telling the presenters she'd appeared well and even danced through the night just weeks before her passing. As he spoke about his spirited wife who showed no symptoms, it all became overwhelming for Ron as he burst into tears.
Rochelle, who was visibly moved as well, extended comfort to Ron by placing a hand on his shoulder as he buried his face in his hands.
Allowing Ron a moment, Rochelle's co-presenter Dermot continued by speaking with Robyn about their motives for appearing, with the nurse explaining they simply wished to generate as much awareness as they could, to ensure other families wouldn't endure the same anguish they had suffered whilst witnessing their mum's tragic decline.
Dermot said: "Thanks so much for coming in and you're in the fog of grief at the moment and you're trying to channel that grief through us," he thoughtfully asked: "What's the one message you'd like to get across today?"
Adam added: "Check the rabies recommendations. I mean Morocco was only recommended. We don't want anyone to go through what we've been through seeing our mum go through the seven days of deterioration that we had. Get those injections."
Ron went on to caution: "The World Cup is in Morocco in 2030, so anybody going just be aware."
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