Get premature baby Jack home from Turkey
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It has now been five days since baby Jack was born three months prematurely in Turkey on June 30 – my distraught son Danny and partner Emma have no idea how they can cover hospital costs and bring their son home.
Jack weighed just over 1kg and was 30cm long at birth. He had to have his heart restarted and be intubated to help him breathe. He was rushed to intensive care while mum Emma was rushed for emergency surgery after haemorrhaging.
We have now been told that Jack will need to remain in hospital for up to four months and Emma and Danny are facing a bill of tens of thousands of pounds to get him home and cover their spiralling costs.
The Turkish hospital will only allow Jack to be flown home in a Capital Air medical ambulance costing £42,000.
We do not have this kind of money and are all heartbroken and scared, with no real understanding of what is happening due to language barriers.
The bills for Jack’s daily care are €1,000 per day plus a €7,000 charge for Emma’s hospital stay. Emma had no choice but to discharge herself with very little aftercare, as they could not afford the hospital costs. Danny and Emma are being continuously asked for payment by the hospital.
Please help us raise this money to bring Jack home to a Norwich hospital where the family can be together under UK care. All this and they still have not yet been able to hold their son.
Jack weighed just over 1kg and was 30cm long at birth. He had to have his heart restarted and be intubated to help him breathe. He was rushed to intensive care while mum Emma was rushed for emergency surgery after haemorrhaging.
We have now been told that Jack will need to remain in hospital for up to four months and Emma and Danny are facing a bill of tens of thousands of pounds to get him home and cover their spiralling costs.
The Turkish hospital will only allow Jack to be flown home in a Capital Air medical ambulance costing £42,000.
We do not have this kind of money and are all heartbroken and scared, with no real understanding of what is happening due to language barriers.
The bills for Jack’s daily care are €1,000 per day plus a €7,000 charge for Emma’s hospital stay. Emma had no choice but to discharge herself with very little aftercare, as they could not afford the hospital costs. Danny and Emma are being continuously asked for payment by the hospital.
Please help us raise this money to bring Jack home to a Norwich hospital where the family can be together under UK care. All this and they still have not yet been able to hold their son.
Organizer and beneficiary
Linda Metcalf
Organizer
England
Daniel Metcalf
Beneficiary