A heartbroken mum is grieving the loss of her 'amazing' son who went to a friend's house for a sleepover, and then never woke up.
Nathan Hayes, from St Helens , who suffered from epilepsy, died on Sunday.
The day before he died, the 21-year-old had been out watching the football with his friend Lewis, when Preston was playing Hull City.
Nathan then went back to stay at his friend's house for the night, where they watched a film and played video games, reports the Liverpool Echo.
After having some food and watching a film, at around 2am, the two friends went to sleep in separate rooms.
Hours later on Sunday morning, Nathan was found by his friend, lying unresponsive on the bedroom floor.
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He was pronounced dead a short time later.
According to his mum Kerry Hayes, the 21-year-old's tragic death is believed to have happened after he suffered from an epileptic seizure.
However, the cause of his death is yet to be confirmed and an investigation is being carried out.
He leaves behind his devastated mum Kerry, step dad Steven Price and siblings Dean, 23, Luke, 20, Cerys, 14 and nephew Kaden.
Kerry shared a touching tribute to her son who "always thought about everyone else before himself".
Kerry said: "He was amazing.
"He was cheeky and kind. Everyone always commented on his cheeky grin and how handsome he was.
"He had a great sense of humour and was always winding people up."
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Kerry added: "He was the most amazing son, you couldn't have asked for a better son.
"He never got into trouble and he always put everyone else before himself.
"When payday came he always asked straight away 'do we need anything.'
"We'd be out shopping and he'd even ask me 'can I buy something' and I'd say 'it's your money Nathan of course you can buy whatever you want.'"
Kerry said Nathan, who studied catering at St Helen's College and passed with distinctions, "dreamed of being a chef and going to restaurants all over the world".
She said: "His dream was to be a chef. After he finished college he worked as a pot washer for a while at Colours restaurant in St Helens.
"But he wasn't working before he died because of his epilepsy. The job centre would send him out on different training courses but he wasn't able to work."
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Nathan was first diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 11 and went on to suffer from regular seizures.
This meant the 21-year-old had to take regular medication – twice in the morning and twice at night and was unable to do certain things including learning to drive.
On the day Nathan died, Kerry had sent him a text message asking him to ring her as soon as possible, so that she could check that he was okay but she received no response.
She said: "He'd gone to stay at his friend's house. He said they were going to watch the Preston match.
"Nathan didn't really go out much because of his epilepsy and he wasn't allowed to drive but he had a close group of friends who used to pick him up and take him out.
"He'd gone out to the football match. I hadn't heard from him because I knew he was at his friend's house having a good time.
"Then they went back to his friend's house and they'd had some food and watched a film.
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"It was around 2am and Nathan had said he was going to bed to watch a film on his phone with his headphones in so he didn't wake anyone up.
"It said on Facebook that he was last online 11 hours previous which would have made it 4am."
Kerry added: "His friend's mum and dad had got up early that morning and gone out because they run their own business.
"And his friend's mum had rung his friend to tell him to get up and make Nathan a cup of tea and some breakfast.
"Nathan usually gets up early and watches the TV but when his friend got to the top of the stairs he realised the TV wasn't on.
"So he went into the bedroom to see if he was awake and he found him on the floor."
Kerry said an ambulance was called but paramedics later confirmed, that Nathan had already died a few hours before he was found.
She added: "I texted him and rang him that morning. I texted him saying 'Nathan are you awake' and then I told him to ring me as soon as possible so that I could check he was okay.
"I must have rang him about 30-50 times but it just kept going to voicemail.
"The police had come round to my house that morning but I wasn't in so they rang me.
"I just knew.
"He usually always keeps in touch to let me know he's OK but when he didn't answer I just knew something was wrong.
"The police came round again later and told me."
Since Nathan's tragic death, a fundraising page has been set up by his friend's to give the 21 year old the send off he deserves.
Half of the money raised will be go towards Nathan's funeral, while the other half will be donated to Thatto Heath Crusaders in St Helens, where Nathan played five-a-side football each week.
In a message posted on the page, his friends said: "After proving his whole life that he was a delight to many, it is in our best interest that our team can collect funds, of which we can provide for Nathan's family in any financial way possible.
"After such a tragic circumstance, no family should undergo the stress of which the passing of their son leaves them.
"Our team are asking for our goal to not only provide funds to his family, but to also provide support and credit the fact that Nathan's passing has had an impact on so many.
"His death has left a huge impact on so many and it is only fair we honour his memory by helping to provide support for those who are rooted deeply in this tragedy, that being his family.
"The money raised will now be funded to the Thatto Heath Crusader's barn, a place which Nathan was known for visiting regularly in his spare time."
To donate to the Go Fund Me page click here .
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