Woman left paralysed after horror holiday hotel fall from second-floor balcony
A young woman has been left paralysed after a horror fall from a hotel balcony while on holiday.
Holly Seaford, 20, was visiting the Greek island of Rhodes with her boyfriend when she fell from the second floor in the early hours of Wednesday, July 9.
She suffered fractures to four vertebrae, and is in hospital unable to move, with doctors struggling to treat her. They have told her boyfriend Tate Crees it will be around two months before she can move again.
He said: 'She is lying flat in a hospital bed in a back brace unable to move or walk. Doctors have told us it'll be at least six to eight weeks before she can start to regain mobility. This is going to be a very difficult process.'
Holly's sister Briony said their family can't afford to get her back to her hometown of Ystrad Mynach in Wales by themselves, and have asked for help to put money towards bringing her home, WalesOnline reports.
She said: 'She's in a lot of pain and is bedbound. The last I heard they'd given her paracetamol. They can't effectively look after her there.'
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The couple were due to return home on the day of Holly's fall. Tate added: 'Although the medical care in Greece is good the hospital sadly doesn't have any nursing support available.
'This means Holly is without help for even the most basic daily needs which is having a serious impact on her wellbeing.
'We are desperate to get her home to the UK where she can receive the professional nursing care and rehabilitation she urgently requires.
'But medical repatriation is incredibly expensive, especially as the only way Holly can fly home is on a stretcher. She requires a specialist medical flight with trained staff to monitor her throughout the journey and unfortunately this isn't covered by insurance.'
Tate has set up a fundraising page, which has so far raised over £3,000, and can be found here.
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