Hi, my name is Abby. Mother of Theo aged 6 and Blake aged 1. We took a trip to turkey for what was supposed to be a fun filled week of vacation and it has turned into a disaster. My son Theo aged 6 took unwell first, we arrived to turkey late on Tuesday night and Theo was admitted to Anatolia hospital via ambulance on the Thursday morning he then stayed and received treatment for bronchitis and croup, he received iv drip with antibiotics fluids anti histamines paracetamol and also received oxygen steroids and nebulisers for his breathing and his lungs, Theo is also asthmatic so this became problematic. I had to pay 500 pounds to keep Theo in hospital before the insurance would pay any funds to the hospital to keep him over night and give further treatment, I had to pay transfer fees, doctor fees and my insurance excess fees. Theo was advised to stay at hospital for further treatment due to him being asthmatic and the risks of him deteriorating quickly. Shortly after this my younger son Blake took unwell and was also admitted to hospital for the same thing although they said my younger son Blake’s case was more severe than Theo’s that he had severe croup with his white blood cell count being extremely high and his infection markers in the blood test being high with pressure on the lungs , Blake has to stay also and receive further treatment. I had to again pay another 500 for Blake out of my own pocket with it being a separate case , I paid the same fees. Transportation , doctor fees and excess fees. I have also had to pay back and forth taxis for my parents to come and help and bring essentials back and forth from the hotel resort to the hospital. I have had to pay out for food and other needs for us while we stay at the hospital. We have spent most of our holiday in this hospital and are extremely stressed and worried for our children. Blake has been deemed unfit to fly and we are scheduled to return back to the uk tomorrow which they have said Blake cannot, my insurance have accepted this but have said only one adult can stay with Blake which would be me, so I as a mother have to wave off my family and my other son who is also still on oxygen nebulisers antibiotics and steroids with risk of quick deterioration due to his asthma but in order for me to get a not fit to fly for Theo asap for my insurance they want a further 270 pounds examination fee but even after I do this they have said Theo is responding quicker to treatment than Blake so there is a higher chance of Theo being fit to fly tomorrow but they said for Blake definitely not. My insurance are only allowing one accompanying adult to stay with Blake , I suffer extreme panic attacks and anxiety (diagnosed) and don’t cope greatly as it is, this is hard enough watching your child unwell but being in a foreign country language barriers with an unwell child never mind being alone and waving off your other son who is also unwell and family members with no clue when you can return or having support here with me is stress and worry beyond belief.

My insurance will only cover myself and Blake to stay past our fly home date. I am trying to raise enough funds to keep my other son here to finish his treatment where he doesn’t have to be separated from his brother mum & dad and I don’t need to sit in a different country worrying for him as well as Blake, I am also trying to raise funds to keep my mum and dad here who have been a massive support to me and the kids who have came back and forth to let me take 5 minutes out to deal with insurance help me deal with all of the stress and run with more clothes and essentials for us. Blake is young and it is extremely hard trying to monitor him 24/7 he has pulled out the iv 4x since being admitted and it’s had to be replaced, it’s also extremely difficult to keep the nebuliser on him with him being so young and confused so all the help and support is absolutely necessary. I really do not want to be left in a foreign country alone scared and worried for my son and then be separated from my other son. I really did not want to have to do this but I have had no choice, I am running low on funds as it is from keeping us all here in hospital, paying taxis and buying essentials to stay at hospital and now have to stay past my fly home date with little to low funds and extreme stress and worry. I do not have a big support network that I can turn to for help, I only have my mum and dad that I can turn to who are already with me living this nightmare too.

thanks to anyone who takes time to read & massive thanks for everyone’s messages and kind support ❤️