Debbie Willock was rushed to hospital after falling ill while paddling in the sea - but family say medics refused to stabilise her until they stumped up an additional £16k.
The family of a gran who suffered a devastating heart attack on a wedding trip to Jamaica have been slapped with a £60k medical bill. Social worker Debbie Willock remains in hospital in Montego Bay where her loved ones say doctors won’t perform a stent surgery until the fee has been paid up front.
Her son Aaron Willcock, 38, from Bolton, said his mother has been moved out of intensive care into a side room as the money they had already paid for intensive care had run out. Describing the moment his mother was struck down, he told the Manchester Evening News: "She had a heart attack and cardiac arrest.
"Fortunately my dad was able to pay it up front. They put her in intensive care which is about £8,000-a-day and they have stabilised her. When she got the insurance, she was careful to get the premium insurance. Debbie's daughter Ashleigh Willcock, 36, had been due to marry her partner Daniel Jones in the resort on Monday but that had to be cancelled. Ashleigh's six children also went on the trip. Aaron said: "She's just more worried about her mum.
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