A mum who contracted a lung infection days into a holiday in Gran Canaria is now stuck on the island after falling seriously ill - with her family unable to afford the bill to fly her home. Karen McIntee, 58, and sister Isy Macleod had not been on holiday for long when Karen began to feel ill.
Karen went to her room to rest, but when Isy checked on her Karen was unconscious and not breathing. Isy began CPR and got someone to call the emergency services. When Karen was admitted to hospital, medical staff discovered she had contracted an infection in her lungs. She was critically ill, and the doctors decided her best chance of recovery was to put her on a ventilator, and into a medically induced coma, reports DevonLive.
Isy said: “I had to make the most difficult phone call of my life, and let Karen’s daughter, Emily know how sick her mum was. She flew over straight away, and spent her birthday at her mum’s bedside. The doctors told us that the outcome wasn’t very positive.
