Emma Hickey and her accomplice Stephen Brougham took their two youngsters to Costa Adeje, Tenerife, Spain when the 42-year-old mum fell badly in poor health, prompting a visit to hospital

A mum is fighting for her life after plummeting down hotel stairs and hitting her head.

Emma Hickey and her accomplice Stephen Brougham took their two youngsters to Costa Adeje, Tenerife, Spain, on June 13 for a sun-soaked 12-day getaway. Simply 10 days into the journey, the mum-of-two awakened with a ‘actually dangerous case’ of mosquito bites, so went to hospital and was prescribed injections

Regardless of feeling unwell for the following few days, the 42-year-old carer ‘soldiered via the vacation’ for the sake of her youngsters. However as they walked down the hotel staircase on their solution to a pharmacy on June 23, Emma complained of feeling dizzy earlier than all of a sudden collapsing and falling head-first onto a concrete step.

Stephen, 44, says it was ‘horrific’ to observe his accomplice convulsing on the concrete steps after passing out. She was instantly rushed to hospital. A hospital CT scan revealed the mum-of-two had a mind bleed and neck fractures, so she was put in an induced coma.

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A pal of the household has arrange a GoFundMe page to help plasterer Stephen and his two youngsters, whereas they’re stranded in Tenerife ready for Emma to get better. The dad-of-two says it might be ‘a really very long time’ till his accomplice is properly sufficient to fly dwelling and he’s uncertain if the journey insurance coverage will cowl the hovering medical prices. Stephen, from Dublin, Eire, mentioned: “We got here away for a beautiful household vacation and it has been a residing nightmare. She awakened with a very dangerous case of mosquito bites so we went to the native physician and the docs did not know what it was so that they despatched her to hospital. “The physician there mentioned they’d by no means seen a case of this mosquito bite in Spain earlier than. She acquired a prescription and despatched her away. For the following few days she wasn’t feeling properly however was soldiering via the vacation for the sake of the youngsters attempting to do what she might however she wasn’t herself.”

Stephen mentioned that his spouse went for a nap on the twenty third, leaving him to take the youngsters out to lunch. “She was up having a great sleep and he or she appeared and appeared lots higher. She mentioned she would not go to the hospital however would stroll out to a pharmacy and see what they thought,” he continued. “We walked out the again entrance of the hotel as there is a store and a pharmacy there. Avenue stage might be about 4 or 5 storeys up. She was feeling a bit dizzy and he or she collapsed and fell from the second final step of the higher staircase down under onto the opposite set of stairs head-first with out elevating her arm to guard herself.

“She handed out on the steps and began convulsing, she was in a horrible state. It has been horrific as a result of I truly witnessed the autumn and the way dangerous the autumn was. That is a psychological scar that I will always remember. Phrases cannot describe how dangerous it’s.” Stephen known as an ambulance, which rushed his accomplice to hospital. A CT scan confirmed she had suffered a mind bleed and wanted an operation. Medical doctors found some fractures in her neck. She was then put in an induced coma and can stay in intensive care till she wakes up. Stephen mentioned: “They did an operation and there have been blood clots on the mind that had been placing some stress on the mind. They don’t seem to be saying what influence the stress on the mind of the blood clot may have after she comes spherical. “There might be secondary points there so within the meantime she’s simply been on the machine. She hasn’t felt properly all week so we are able to solely presume that the mosquito bites, the medicine, the warmth and the actual fact she tried to soldier via the vacation simply for the sake of the youngsters [caused it]. “They had been draining the life out of her and so they’re throughout her physique, dozens and dozens. They appeared uncomfortable and you can see that they had been sore. They became bruises. I can solely join the 2.”

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Stephen, who’s self-employed, and is looking out for various lodging for him and youngsters Sophie Hickey, 13, and Bobby Hickey, 7, whereas they wait for Emma to get better. He’s hoping the journey insurance coverage will assist the rising medical prices after reviewing her medical data. “We all know that hospital is $1,400 (£1,022) a day so we will have a big medical invoice. The hotel we’re staying in in the mean time is an costly hotel. Then simply feeding the youngsters and holding them occupied. I am not working now as a result of I am over right here,” he mentioned. He is now encouraging others to make sure they get journey insurance coverage and to concentrate on the hazards of bugs overseas.