Overview

• Dylan Wakefield, 29, drove himself to King’s Mill Hospital on April 24 after waking with a “relentless searing pain” and was first treated for suspected gastritis.
• When tests revealed acute severe necrotising pancreatitis, he was placed in an induced coma twice as his condition fluctuated before his death on May 28.
• Doctors said there is no known cure for necrotising pancreatitis and focused on managing complications and pain.
• His brother Nathan believes that alcohol intake may have triggered the pancreatitis, though medical staff have not confirmed a definitive cause.
• In response to the family’s loss, friends and relatives have launched a GoFundMe appeal to cover funeral costs and support Wakefield’s three children.