'My husband had a Covid vaccine and died 11 days later'

'My husband had a Covid vaccine and died 11 days later'Shelia Ward faced the decision of turning off her husband's life support after he showed signs of having a strokeCommentsNewsCharlotte Smith Senior Lifestyle Content Editor13:14, 16 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesSheila described how she faced the decision of turning off her husband's life support machine(Image: Family Handout/PA Wire)A woman has shared the heartbreaking moment she had to decide to turn off her husband’s life-support machine just 11 days after he received a Covid-19 vaccine. Stephen Ward was taken to the hospital 10 days after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in 2021, according to his wife.‌The 57-year-old man, who lived in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, showed signs of having a stroke, including trouble speaking and weakness in his limbs. Mr Ward, who had been employed at the Co-op for 40 years, developed a blood clot, and doctors tried hard to save him.‌However, the following day, his family was informed that the bleeding was too serious for him to recover. It eventually led to the decision to turn off his life support.‌"Stephen was one of those people who would help anybody do anything," his wife Sheila Ward told the Press Association. "If your car wouldn’t start in the morning he would help you, if you were unwell he would mow your grass, he was just one of those community-minded people."She went on: "We had both had Covid back in the November before the vaccines were rolled out, so from our point of view there was no urgency to take the vaccine. It was just the obvious choice really – to take the vaccine to protect loves ones, and like everyone else we wanted to get back to normal." Mrs Ward had to wait for almost a year for a coroner to confirm that his death was a "result of complications of medical vaccination".View 3 ImagesIt was confirmed that Stephen's death was a "result of complications of medical vaccination" (stock...