I stumbled – death was close

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.

The site writes that the seven-year-old boy suddenly became ill News.co.au.

The family hails from Perth, Australia, but has been living in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, since March last year. In an interview with the Australian newspaper online, the mother tells what happened.

While Danielle was working from home, her husband, Ryan, 35, took the kids for a morning walk, and according to the mum, there is a lot of construction going on in the local area.

He fell on his stomach

The eldest son Harry, described as an energetic and energetic boy, amused himself by jumping from one concrete block to another. The match ended quickly when the seven-year-old tripped and fell.

According to Daniel It was the stomach that took the brunt when the seven-year-old fell on one of the blocks, and the whole thing seemed so uneventful.

He got up a bit flustered and said it was going well, before continuing to walk, says Danielle.

A short time later, the seven-year-old is still off. Husband Ryan called his wife and explained to her what had happened and told her to come get her. Harry didn’t want to go any further.

He complains of abdominal pain

When Danielle then returns from a trip to the store, Harry is in bed vomiting.

Sprained Ankle – Died

The son was pale and complaining of a stomach ache, so they decided to go to the local hospital, which is two minutes away from their home.

The CT scan was very serious.

Harry’s spleen was damaged, and a lot of blood pooled in the stomach area, says Danielle.

Harry underwent emergency surgery to remove his spleen, when doctors determined it had ruptured. At that point, 600 milliliters of blood managed to seep into Harry’s body.

– If we hadn’t taken him to the hospital so quickly, his spleen would have continued to bleed from inside his body. He was going to die, says the mother.

costly mistake

After the operation, it turned out that the family’s travel insurance was no longer valid. Thus they were left with a hospital bill of A$25,000, which is about NOK 177,000.

Thanks to several mums at Harry’s School in Australia who have created one GoFundMe– Collection, they have now received a third of the bill.

Cry all the way home

– Do I regret not checking again for the renewal of travel insurance? Yes! Can i change it? no. Did you make a new one? You can swear on that! If you are going to travel, make sure you have insurance. If you think you have it, check it again, writes on the fundraising page.

At the same time, she thanks all the contributions that have arrived. Now back home, Harry is undergoing a six-week recovery process.