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Briton Stranded in Tunisia After Collapse

Summary

  • A British woman collapsed and fell into a coma in Tunisia.
  • She has been hospitalized for two months and needs to return home.
  • Her family is fundraising to bring her back to the UK for treatment.
Briton Stranded in Tunisia After Collapse

A British woman, Niaomi Baker, 33, from Kirkby, Merseyside, remains critically ill in Tunisia two months after collapsing on holiday. She suffered a seizure onboard her return flight on February 11 and was admitted to a hospital in Sousse, where she was placed in an induced coma due to her medical history, which included epilepsy, autism, and functional neurological disorder (FND).

Although doctors have since brought Ms. Baker out of the coma, she has not regained full consciousness. Her family, who were unaware she had travelled abroad without insurance, are now desperately trying to raise approximately £35,000 for a medical air ambulance. They aim to bring her back to the UK for treatment at the Walton Centre in Liverpool.

Ms. Baker's cousin, Laylla Baker, expressed the family's helplessness and frustration, noting that Niaomi requires daily care and that adult social care services may have failed to adequately support her before her trip. Communication with the hospital has been challenging, with updates primarily coming through the British embassy.

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