Loving teen raises thousands after losing 55-year-old mum to Covid

Anisha Quick, 18, and Jasmine Quick, 24, from Malvern started the GoFundMe page in thier mother's Apinda Quick's legacy.

Mrs Quick, who leaves behind two loving daughters and husband Peter Quick, died on January 27 this year after a long battle with coronavirus.

Miss Quick said: "Our parents tested positive for Covid on January 1 2021. A week later our mother was admitted to hospital. The following morning, my father sister received a call from the ITU consultant saying that they were 'gravely concerned for her' and she had been put on a ventilator.

LOVE: Apinder with her husband Peter

"Later that evening my Dad was also admitted to hospital for Covid as he had quickly deteriorated and was told he was 'on the borderline of being sent to ICU.'

"We spent the next two weeks incredibly concerned for both our parent’s health, it was a complete rollercoaster of emotions.

"Thankfully, our dad made it out of hospital ten days later, but after three weeks of our mother being in intensive care she sadly deteriorated further and we were called in to say our goodbyes on January 27.

"Our mother was just 55 years old and had a history of Rheumatoid arthritis. The doctors found pneumonia and extensive scarring of her lungs caused from Covid.

CARING: Apinder's daughter, Ashina Quick has set up a donation page in her mother's legacy to help empower and educate young underprivileged girls in the village of Ramgarh

The family are now focusing on supporting a cause very close to their dear mother's heart and have so far raised almost £10,000 for 'Appy’s Aid.' With a vision to help empower and educate young girls from Apinder's village.

Miss Quick continued: "Mum's story began where she was born, in a small village, called Ramgargh in Punjab, India. Shortly after her mother gave birth to her, mum became very ill and she was not expected to survive. Her father had called on his wife as he had been offered the opportunity to move to England to work, and so her mother made the painful decision to leave her in India.

"Little did they know, she would survive.

"She spent the first four years of her life being raised by her dearest family and beautiful grandmother “Beji”, of whom she thought was her mother.

CHILD: Apinder Quick was born, in a small village, called Ramgargh in Punjab, India.

"Mum was so fond of her memories here, running through sugar cane fields without shoes, using cow pats for fuel, swimming in the canal and washing in the tube well, “the proper village life”.

"When she was four years old her grandmother told her that she was not her real mother and that she would be going on a plane to England to meet her parents for the first time.

"Mum didn’t speak a word of English and only seemed to have memories of insulting her dad when she first met him by saying: 'What is this clapped-out old car?'

FAMILY: Apinder moved to England when she was just 4 years old after her father found work here

"Soon after moving to the UK, she learnt to read and write English, she completed primary school, high school, graduated with a degree in chemical engineering, and became a Senior Process Engineer.

"Her parents told her 'Not chemical engineering, that’s a man’s job,' but if you knew mum, you would know that those sorts of sentiments would only want to make her do it even more.

"Traditional Indian culture, to which mum's parents adhered to, was such that their wish was to arrange her marriage with a nice Indian boy, preferably a doctor, lawyer, accountant or similar.

"Mum had no plans for this, in-fact she used to make up all kinds of excuses…'sorry I can’t make it, I’ve crashed my car.' Her parents gave up after a while.

"She then decided to introduce her parents to the English guy she was dating (our dad).

"Unfortunately, mum never got her parents blessing before the wedding, but in spite of this, she still married Peter, as they were truly meant for each other. Her will to do things on her own terms was her strength. Soon after, they moved to Australia, where they raised myself and jasmine, my sister before we moved to Malvern twelve years ago.

GIRLS: The family at graduation

"In 2015 mum took us to her village in Punjab, to show us where she grew up. We met “Beji” who raised her, we visited her school, we met her best friend from when she was four years old.

"This moment really hit home for my family because quite frankly, that could have been our mum. Still using cow pats for fuel, still running through fields of sugar cane and still washing clothing in the river.

"My family would like to ask you to please donate to Appy’s Aid to help us empower and educate young girls, so they too can experience the same opportunities as our mum’s.

"All the money will go towards providing young girls, from the same school in the same village that our mum went to, with education, food, shoes, books, stationery, and sanitary products.

BELOVED: The beloved mum of two from Malvern died after contracting Covid aged 55.

"Appy was a survivor, who shared a lot of her life lessons; culture, food, laughter, and she truly touched the hearts of many."

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