British mum losing thousands every day after collapsing at airport
A mum who collapsed at an airport in Turkey is being charged nearly £2,000 every day she spends in care
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A mum who collapsed at an airport in Turkey is being charged nearly £2,000 every day she spends in care as her friends and family raise money to get her home.
Melissa Kinsella, from the Wirral, Merseyside suffered a seizure and stopped breathing as she was on her way home from a family holiday.
Rebecca Dath, who set up the fundraiser said Kinsella is now in a coma with the hospital charging £1,800 a day for her care.
The mum did not have insurance covering medical care while she was on holiday.
Friends and family of the Wirral mum hope to raise enough money to help her return home via air ambulance
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Her friends are now hoping to fund an air ambulance to transport her back to the UK.
Writing on Facebook, Dath said: "Thank you so so so much everyone, there's no update on Missy, but what we do know is an air ambulance to get her back to the UK is £42,000.
"We need her in a UK hospital as soon as she's well enough... GoFundMe take their fees as well, so I have been asked to raise the... limit to cover an air ambulance and the £1,800 a day in the hospital.
"Please please share and give what you can."
The fundraising page has now raised more than £40,000 to help get Kinsella back to Britain.
A spokesperson from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said: "We are supporting the family of a British national who is in hospital in Turkey, and are in contact with local authorities."
Kinsella's local MP Angela Eagle said she has been speaking to the FCDO and the British consulate in Turkey on the family's behalf.
Eagle said she maintaining contact "to ensure all is being done to help the family get Melissa the best care, and bring her home to the UK as soon as possible".
Melissa suffered a seizure and stopped breathing as she was on her way home from a family holiday
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People have also shared messages of support, writing on the fundraising page one person said: "My thoughts are with Missy and her family, after witnessing what happened in the airport my sister-in-law, went over to see if she could help, before the medical staff arrived, and Missy has been on all our minds since. Sending love to you all."
Another added: "Been thinking of Melissa everyday as I witnessed this in the airport. Thinking of Missy's family and friends at this difficult time."
A third said: "Thinking of you Missy…I’ve got a Pea & Ham soup waiting for you in the café on your return my love."
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