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| The father of two children who died from carbon monoxide poisoning while on holiday in Corfu has learned he has been permanently brain damaged. | The father of two children who died from carbon monoxide poisoning while on holiday in Corfu has learned he has been permanently brain damaged. |
| Christi Shepherd, seven, and her brother Bobby, six, from Horbury, West Yorkshire, died after being overcome by fumes in their hotel last October. | Christi Shepherd, seven, and her brother Bobby, six, from Horbury, West Yorkshire, died after being overcome by fumes in their hotel last October. |
| Their father Neil told the BBC he had suffered permanent brain damage, which had resulted in short-term memory loss. | |
| His partner Ruth Beatson is still awaiting results of medical tests. | |
| All four were staying in a bungalow at the Corcyra Hotel in Corfu when they were overcome by fumes from a faulty gas-fired water heater. | All four were staying in a bungalow at the Corcyra Hotel in Corfu when they were overcome by fumes from a faulty gas-fired water heater. |
| A faulty boiler has been blamed for the children's' deaths | A faulty boiler has been blamed for the children's' deaths |
| Mr Stephenson and Ms Beatson both collapsed and went into a coma, and were found the following morning by a chamber maid. | Mr Stephenson and Ms Beatson both collapsed and went into a coma, and were found the following morning by a chamber maid. |
| Since the tragedy, both have suffered problems, including short-term memory loss. | Since the tragedy, both have suffered problems, including short-term memory loss. |
| Mr Shepherd said: "We have lost our children, that is hard enough, and we have got health problems to worry about for the rest of our lives." | Mr Shepherd said: "We have lost our children, that is hard enough, and we have got health problems to worry about for the rest of our lives." |
| Ms Beatson said the couple often forgot conversations just minutes after having them. | Ms Beatson said the couple often forgot conversations just minutes after having them. |
| She said: "We forget silly things. We can have a conversation with each other or on the phone and a minute later we have forgotten what we were talking about. | She said: "We forget silly things. We can have a conversation with each other or on the phone and a minute later we have forgotten what we were talking about. |
| "I will come off the phone and Neil will say 'what did they say?' I can't tell him because I can't remember." |