A young man whose mum and aunt died within seven months of one other is helping to stop others going through the same experience.

On October 6, 2015 37 year-old Jamie Jordan died following seven gruelling years of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a respiratory condition extremely unlikely to kill someone so young.

In March the following year her younger sister Hayley unexpectedly fell sick and was rushed to hospital.

Doctors discovered she had a bleed on the brain, but were unable to save her.

Three years on from the day he lost his mum, 20 year-old Tommy Hurved is hosting a day to remember her and his aunt, and to raise money for COPD research.

He said: "We were going to go off to my grandad's on the day she died.

"I was on the phone when I heard a yelp from the other room and mum said she felt a bit funny.

"When I went in she was having a seizure.

"I was putting her in the recovery position and calling 999 at the same time. Our dog was going nuts."

Although his mum had been ill for a long time and had to take up to 60 tablets a day, her death came as a surprise to Mr Hurved.

The electrician said: "She hid a lot of things from me so she didn't seem ill.

"It wasn't until after she died that I found out how bad it had been."

Ms Jordan's death had a big impact on Mr Hurved - who saw his mum in sleep-paralysis dreams for months afterwards - and her best friend Leanne White.

She said: "There were days when she couldn't get out of bed because her body was just breaking down.

"The sparkle went from her eyes in the last two years.

"I used to take her jerk chicken from the shop in Debden, but there was nothing you could really do to make her happy at the end.

"When Jamie died Haley was the rock for her mum and dad Carol and Harry.

"She didn't really have time to grieve because she was worried about her parents losing their first born."

Although Mr Hurved said his family have never fully recovered from the two deaths, the Woodford Green resident is determined to do something positive in their memory.

He added: "I didn't want her to pass away but when I look at the pain she was in. She isn't in pain anymore.

"Although she lost her life, hopefully we can make it a bit better for other people.

"That is why we are holding this fundraising day, so hopefully another 17 year-old won't have to go through the same thing I did."

A charity football match kicks off on October 6 at 12.30pm at Debden Sports, followed by a nail bar, face painting, raffle, karaoke and children's activities at the Loaf Pub from 3pm.

All money will go to the British Lung Foundation.

To donate, go to www.gofundme.com/dodger039s-day