Scottish Individual in Coma Following Fall in Spanish Bathroom; Fundraising Effort Initiated

 

The family of a Glasgow man has initiated a fundraising effort to bring him back home after he slipped into a coma following an accident in a bathroom in Spain.

Stephen Ross, aged 61, remains unresponsive in hospital after suffering a brain aneurysm in his hotel room in Benidorm on Sunday, September 24.

During the fourth day of his holiday, Stephen, who hails from Parkhead, went to let the cleaner in but slipped on a step in the bathroom, rendering him unconscious.

His partner, Lorraine Johnstone, swiftly got him into an ambulance, which rushed him to a private hospital where he underwent immediate life-saving surgery.

Lorraine recounted, “As you can imagine I was in total shock and some state, thank god the cleaner was there as she phoned the ambulance, which took seven minutes but rushed Stephen to a private hospital, where he was treated and looked after.”

Stephen remained in the hospital for two days before being transferred to an NHS hospital, where he is currently in a coma.

Lorraine has established a GoFundMe page to raise funds for Stephen’s repatriation to Scotland, as her holiday insurance is only covering 18 per cent of the medical expenses.

She further explained, “Stephen is still in this hospital and he is in a coma but is fighting through and we can only hope he gets better and wakes up soon. We do have holiday insurance, however it is only paying 18% of hospital cost, leaving myself with a huge bill that I don’t have the money to pay.”

“My main priority is getting Stephen the care he needs so I can get him back home with me to look after him. As you all can imagine it’s not only causing me heartache, stress and worry, and it’s also costing an absolute fortune for me to go over there to be by his side but I will find a way and I’ll be by his bedside.”

“The last thing I want to do is set up this page, I am really embarrassed about doing it but as I said I just want my partner to be safe and well and get him back home where he belongs. Please, if you are able to support Stephen, by making some donation I would be forever grateful if you can, even if you aren’t in a position to donate, can you please give this page a share.”

You can contribute to the fundraiser here.