Parents must pay 16,000 euros for their daughter who fell into a coma during a holiday in Spain: ‘Help us’

British girl in critical condition Spain After he fell ill while at the vacation With his family. The parents now face medical bills of more than £13,000 after just two days of treatment. Briony Duthi, 18, from Dundee, suffers from chronic kidney problems and was taken to a private hospital on the Costa del Sol on Sunday, where she was placed in a medically induced coma after being diagnosed with pneumonia.

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the problem

Due to a “language barrier”, her family said they did not understand how much treatment would cost and were shocked to receive a bill of €16,000 (£13,897) on Tuesday after just two nights at the center and to find their insurance policy would not cover the costs. Costs are expected to continue to rise by thousands of pounds a day due to Briony’s dialysis but the family is now raising money for the expenses, with members of the public donating more than £15,000 to the GoFundMe appeal by Wednesday morning.

the disease

Briony suffers from the rare genetic condition renal tubular acidosis, which occurs when the kidneys don’t remove acids from the blood, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. She was on a family holiday in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol when her health suddenly failed and she had to miss her flight home. She was due to go home with her mother on Sunday, July 16, but the family decided to stay with her grandfather, Pete Duthie, to regain her strength.

Fundraising

The girl’s mother said, “My daughter is where she needs to be, but it costs an absolute fortune.” Once she is stable, we can transfer her to a general hospital. ” GoFundMe page to help cover costs. Today, Saturday 22nd July, he has raised over £52,000.

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