A seriously ill woman faces a £50,000 bill to get home from Turkey after buying the wrong travel insurance.
Fiona McCusker-Rae, 52, from Oldham, had not declared that she suffered from liver disease and other medical issues. She is in hospital in Antalya after falling ill at her hotel, and has been told her insurance policy is unlikely to cover her bills.Ms McCusker-Rae had gone on holiday alone for a "bit of an escape" after the death of her mother, her son said.Mr Wood, who flew out to be with her, said her condition had improved.
But he said the family had been told it was "99%" certain that the insurance policy would not cover her medical bills and repatriation costs.He said the doctors at the hospital had done "absolutely everything" to help his mother. "But they did say that if she recovers in Turkey, she will be unable to leave until she pays the bills", he said.Mr Wood, 25, said the family was "not necessarily looking for sympathy", adding it was "unfortunate my mum has not disclosed necessarily what she needed to".