A young woman who has been battling with health issues and 'terrible pains' for much of her life asked her mum if she was 'going to die?' after being rushed to hospital.
Samantha Thompson-Morris has been in and out of hospital for all of her 22 years after being born prematurely. She underwent 13 brain operations in just eight months last year when cysts and fluid was found on her brain.
Last month Sam started feeling 'terrible pains' in her skull and spine and instantly knew something was wrong, the ECHO reports. Mum Lisa Jones called major neurology hospital the Walton Centre in Liverpool following this and was given an appointment date of July 20.
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Unfortunately Sam started quickly deteriorating and began suffering seizures and vomiting. She told the ECHO: "The pain in her skull got so bad she couldn't walk and she was rushed to the Royal a week ago because there's no A&E in Walton.
"I left messages with Walton to tell them she was deteriorating but they haven't got back to me. Now, Sam has been in the Royal for seven days but they aren't equipped to deal with her but Walton won't transfer her there."
Lisa said her daughter needs an MRI scan that can only be carried out using specialist equipment at the Walton Centre, but her daughter is yet to be transferred over. As a result, she claims she is "deteriorating" in hospital where "she can't be treated".
She added: "She can't feel her left leg and now her right leg is going. She's in pain and is so upset.
"She thinks she's going to die and for a 22 year old to think that it's horrific. The Royal can't deal with Sam, they haven't got the facilities, but the Walton isn't letting them transfer her. I just can't understand it."
Lisa, who herself is battling stage four cancer, said she is "struggling to fight". She said: "I've tried not to cry because if I did, I wouldn't stop.
"My own immune system is shutting down now through stress, it's heart-breaking to go in every day and watch her sob, she's in so much pain and no-one is doing anything for her. The Royal has been great but there's only so much they can do.
"It's been seven days and we still don't know if this paralysis is for life, has it been left too late? She's already gone through so much, she doesn't need all of this.
"Things have gone progressively worse and I'm scared she's being left. She's in a bed she can't get out of."
Lisa confirmed to the ECHO on Monday afternoon that an MRI scan has since been offered to her daughter, but was "fuming it had taken so long".
A spokesperson for the Walton Centre said: "The Walton Centre is working with Liverpool University Hospitals to ensure a safe, effective treatment for the benefit of the patient and to ensure accurate assessment of any future treatment required."
