This page is to
collect donations for Natalie Creane, who is in desperate need of proper
treatment and specialist medical care, following an accident over 4 years ago
at a Kempinski managed hotel. The hotel has been found guilty on a number of
counts but still they do nothing.
Natalie suffers from
Post Traumatic Intractable Refractory Epilepsy and Traumatic Brain Injury. She
suffers seizures and has been in six induced comas; each seizure causes more
brain damage and now she has permanent loss of memory and certain motor neuron skills,
which can get deteriorate without specialist medical care; she also suffers from
severe secondary complications due to the high doses of medications she is on
including extreme blood toxicity, paralysis, temporary loss of sight, hair
loss, severe debilitating headaches, temporary loss of speech, confusion, insomnia
and constant infections due to suppressed immunity
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click like, in order to raise awareness, in the hope that one day the parties
concerned will do the right thing. https://www.facebook.com/JusticeForNatalie
After going to the Kempinski managed Emirates Palace Hotel for a weekend break
with her husband and stepson, Natalie opened the door to the wardrobe in her hotel
room to put shoes in the bottom. A loose wooden panel high up in the top of the
wardrobe that should have been fitted to cover the audio visual unit fell,
hitting her on the front of the head, this panel was so high up above the
wardobe, Natalie would have needed a ladder to reach it and a key to open it.
It was also set back, therefore, hit her on her temporal lobe (the front part
of her head) A member of the hotel's staff found Natalie unconscious in the
room. Rather than call an ambulance, the hotel's duty manager took her to
hospital by car. The Hotel have never denied the accident took place.
It immediately became clear that Natalie was very unwell. With no prior history
of such problems, she also began to suffer from horrendous seizures and was suffering
from the horrendous effects of a major concussion and was, therefore,
incapacitated for months and months. The Emirates Palace Hotel referred the
family to its insurance company. After talks with the company broke down, the
family was faced with the hotel's lawyers. Forced to take their case to court,
a full two years after the accident, the family is still fighting for justice
now "“ four years on.
Natalie was a Regional Director in a Global firm at the time of the accident,
with an incredible career and future ahead of her with her future husband by
her side.
Natalie suffers from Post Traumatic Intractable Refractory Epilepsy and
Traumatic Brain Injury. Her seizures cause her to collapse suddenly and she has
frequently sustained serious injuries during these seizures, including broken
bones and fractures. Natalie has been in five comas and on ventilators, had
blood clots in her lung and leg, extreme blood toxicity, paralysis, temporary
loss of sight, massive hair loss, severe debilitating headaches, temporary loss
of speech, confusion, permanent memory loss, insomnia, constant infections due
to suppressed immunity and over 20 stays in intensive care. Natalie has lost
her career, her independence and has had over 45 admissions to hospitals over the
last 4 years many via emergency.
Natalie has just been discharged from ICU coming out of her fifth induced coma
and being ventilated in Dubai, Rashid Hospital, where she was receiving
emergency care. She urgently needs to receive specialist neurological help in a
centre that specialises in Traumatic Brain Injuries and Post Traumatic Epilepsy
that cannot be controlled and is as serious as Natalies. This costs hundreds of
thousands of pounds/dollars and surgery even more. She needs to have her
medications assessed and have specialist cognitive therapy amongst many many
other types of urgent treatment. They have silently fought to try and get the
hotel to step up and admit its liability for an incident which has resulted in
such appalling consequences for Natalie and her family.
Each seizure carries with it more risk of severe brain damage. Her brain injury
has never been properly treated. The years of medications and hospitalisations
are causing serious secondary complications.
The court process and the officials involved have so far been fair,
professional and diligent throughout, including the medical experts and the
judges, who only want a fair trial with the facts in place. This is all Natalie
and her family have ever wanted.
After four years of battling quietly, afraid of prejudicing Natalie's position
with the hotel and its insurance company, the family has finally broken its
silence and welcomes public support for Natalie. It remains the family's hope
that Emirates Palace Hotel does what it should have done in the first place "“
admit liability for the accident and help Natalie before it's too late. Doctors
have told Natalie if she has another large seizure sh
