by Jamie Bullen

A bed and breakfast owner has died after collapsing in a city centre pharmacy following a series of mystery fits.

Natalie Best was described as a “fit and healthy 41-year-old” by her devastated husband Roger, who ran the Four Seasons in Sturry Road, Canterbury, with his wife.

But her health took a dramatic turn when she suffered six unexplained fits in a week.

The last triggered a cardiac arrest while she was in Eckersley Pharmacy in Northgate, leaving quick-thinking staff to perform CPR to keep her alive.

But despite the best efforts of doctors, she died two weeks ago at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital after a month in intensive care.

"the brain works in ways we still don’t understand. it just shows how fragile life is" – roger best

Mr Best, 52, says he will never understand why his wife died and remains in shock by her sudden death.

He said: “It is a complete mystery. In June she was fit, healthy and only 41.

“I don’t think we will ever know the cause of the epileptic fits. The brain works in ways we still don’t understand. It just shows how fragile life is.”

The couple met in a Woolworths store near Twickenham, where Natalie joined as a shop assistant and Roger worked as a manager.

He paid tribute to his wife, whose sociable personality and home-making skills made her an ideal person to run a B&B.

He said: “She was a real character. She was very well organised and full of ideas and action. She organised birthdays and anniversaries for people and we enjoyed a good social life.

“Work was her life and her main interest. She loved making a house a home and talking to our guests. We have met people from across the world and many of them returned to see us.

“Natalie hasn’t just left a hole in my life but our friends and family as well. She will be sorely missed.

Natalie’s funeral will take place at Barham Crematorium on Tuesday. Donations for Epilepsy Research UK will be collected.