When Danielle Lomax (35) received a phone call from her husband that her son Harry (7) had fallen and hit herself, she initially assumed peace and no danger.
Then the seven-year-old suddenly became extremely ill, writes the website News.co.au.
The family is originally from Perth in Australia, but has lived in the Mexican city of Cabo San Lucas since March last year. In an interview with the Australian online newspaper, the mother tells what happened.
While Danielle worked from home, her husband Ryan (35) took the children on a morning walk, and according to the mother, there is a lot of construction work in the local area.
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Fell on his stomach
Eldest son Harry, who is described as an active and energetic boy, had amused himself by jumping from one concrete block to another. The game quickly ended when the seven-year-old tripped and fell.
According to Danielle it was the stomach that took the brunt when the seven-year-old landed on one of the bricks, and it all seemed very undramatic.
FILED: When Harry vomited and complained of stomach pains, his parents decided to take him to the hospital. Photo: GoFundMe
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– He got up a little confused and said that it was going well, before continuing to walk, says Danielle.
A short time later, the seven-year-old still stopped. Husband Ryan called his wife and explained what had happened and told her to come get them. Harry didn’t want to go any further.
Complained of abdominal pain
When Danielle then returned from a trip to the store, Harry was in bed throwing up.
Sprained ankle – died
The son was pale and complaining of stomach pain, so they decided to go to the local hospital which was two minutes away from their home.
A CT scan was to reveal that the son’s condition was very serious.
– Harry’s spleen was damaged, and a lot of blood had collected in the stomach region, says Danielle.
CT IMAGE: This is what the CT image of the seven-year-old’s stomach looked like. Photo: Private
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Harry underwent emergency surgery to remove his spleen, when doctors determined it was ruptured. At that point, 600 milliliters of blood had managed to leak out into Harry’s body.
– If we hadn’t got him to hospital so quickly, the spleen would have continued to bleed out on the inside of his body. He would have died, says the mother.
Costly mistake
After the operation, it became clear that the family’s travel insurance was no longer valid. They were thus left with a hospital bill of 25,000 Australian dollars, which corresponds to approximately 177,000 Norwegian kroner.
Thanks to several mothers at Harry’s school in Australia creating one GoFundMe– collection, they have now received a third of the bill.
– Cry all the way home
– Do I regret not double-checking that the travel insurance was renewed? Yes! Can I change it? No. Have I created a new one? You can swear at that! If you are going to travel, make sure you have insurance. If you think you have it, then check one more time, she writes on the fundraising page.
At the same time, she thanks all the contributions that have come in. Harry is now back at home, undergoing a six-week recovery process.
