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Amy Louise Leonard(Image: Supplied)<\/p>\nAmy Louise Leonard, 20, died, with her mum desperate to raise awareness of the dangers of laughing gas<\/p>\n
06:22, 06 Oct 2025Updated 07:01, 06 Oct 2025<\/p>\n
Amy Louise Leonard(Image: Supplied)<\/p>\n
A heartbroken mother whose daughter passed away aged 20 is urgingly seeking to raise awareness of the dangers of laughing gas.<\/p>\n
Amy Louise Leonard, from Bolton<\/a>, had been out with friends when she fell ill and had to be rushed to hospital. There she admitted to her mum that she had been taking nitrous oxide.<\/p>\n Sadly, on Tuesday last week, October 2, Amy passed away surrounded by her friends and family after doctors found a blood clot on her heart and lungs. Police are now investigating her death, her family say.<\/p>\n Her mum, Catrina Proctor, is now desperate to raise awareness of the drug, to help save other families from going through the same heartbreak.<\/p>\n Never miss a story with the MEN’s daily Catch Up newsletter – get it in your inbox by signing up here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n She said: \u201cShe had been staying at a hotel and was going out with some friends. The next thing I spoke to my eldest daughter who said Amy Lou was in hospital.<\/p>\n \u201cI went straight there and it became clear that it was because she had been misusing balloons. When I had spoken to her before about how she was feeling, she just said she was low on iron.\u201d<\/p>\n Catrina said her daughter had suffered an injury to her ankle from a car crash three years prior, and had been struggling with her mental health and had reported bouts of dizziness over the last few weeks.<\/p>\n When she spoke to Amy in hospital, she asked her why she had taken nitrous oxide.<\/p>\n \u201cShe said it gave her a buzz,\u201d Catrina said.<\/p>\n \u201cYoung people are using it, and it\u2019s becoming really addictive. Last week I saw a lad driving and doing it at the same time. I never knew anything about balloons before this.<\/p>\n \u201cI saw the canisters on the ground, but I didn\u2019t know the dangers of them. They freeze your insides and can make you paralysed. Amy couldn\u2019t walk when they took her into hospital.<\/p>\n \u201cShe passed away after not being able to move, they found a blood clot to her lungs and her heart.\u201d<\/p>\n Catrina added: \u201cI don’t know how many may have been killed by using this, but it needs to stop.<\/p>\n “I had spoken to her in August asking her if she was OK, and she said she was fine, just low on iron. I asked her if that’s why she felt so dizzy and unwell, and she said yes and that she was going to the doctors about how she felt.<\/p>\n “If for one second I knew she was misusing this nitrous oxide balloons, I would have done my absolute best to get her some help. I didn’t know. “<\/p>\n Speaking about Amy, affectionately called Amy Lou by those closest to her, she said she was the \u2018life of the room\u2019 and \u2018always brought happiness\u2019 to those around her.<\/p>\n She was a makeup artist and worked at the Crown of Beauty on Bury<\/a> Road in Bolton, her mum said.<\/p>\n \u201cShe was absolutely amazing at makeup, she loved it. She was bubbly, she enjoyed music and was such an outgoing and bubbly person. She would make you feel welcome, she was that type of person.<\/p>\n \u201cHer favourite time of the year is Halloween and Christmas<\/a>, and would absolutely love being out in the sun.\u201d<\/p>\n One of four, and auntie to her nephew, Amy was \u2018loved by everyone\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cIt just doesn\u2019t feel real and we\u2019ve had so many people reaching out, we\u2019ve had a lot of support. We are trying our best.\u201d<\/p>\n Join the Manchester Evening News <\/strong>WhatsApp<\/strong> group <\/strong>HERE<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Amy](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759735633_754_0_Laughing-gas-took-our-daughter-from-us-we-dont-want-other-families-to-go-through-this-pain.jpg\")
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