Scots pensioner is stranded in hospital in Spain after insurance problems

A Scots pensioner is stranded in hospital in Spain with no way to get home after an insurance provider refused to pay out a thousands of pounds.

Joan travelled to Mallorca with her daughter Natasha and her son-in-law David for a ten-day holiday on April 2. Joan began to feel unwell on April 8 when her family they noticed that her legs appeared swollen and were a concerning dark shade of pink. “My mum has been in the hospital since April 8, and although my husband and I extended our stay by 10 days, we have had to come home because we are incurring too many charges. We are desperate to get her back with us.”

“My mum has been really up and down since she was admitted to hospital. She was getting really down about not being able to communicate. “She could not figure out how to use Google translate for the first ten days and has struggled being an old lady in a foreign hospital. My mum has had to wear a nappy and feels humiliated by the whole thing.

“My mum worked all her life and only retired when she was 72. I feel absolutely terrible about the situation and we have family spread all over the world in Israel, America and South Africa.

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