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When Olivia was referred to England, she was told her travel and accommodation costs would be covered for herself and one other person.
She chose to go with her boyfriend, but her mother said had she known what to expect she would have preferred her to have gone with her.
“It was a two stage process over two days, so early morning flight to London, visit clinic, start process, then sit in a hotel room far from home, to then start leaking amniotic fluid, having been given a sheet of paper that says you may start to have contractions and possibly miscarry and there may be signs of life,” her mother said.
“She had to sit in a hotel room with her boyfriend, not knowing what was going to happen next, and there was nothing I could do as she was so far away.”
The next day, Olivia had to have a procedure under general anaesthetic.
“She was kept for a couple of hours, then back in a taxi to the airport to sit for hours as they had to check out of the hotel.
“So imagine sitting in an airport having just had a horrible procedure carried out, bleeding and cramping waiting for a flight home.”
Olivia’s mother added that she had to pay for her travel and accommodation upfront, but BPAS had told her she would be reimbursed.
She said after almost a year trying to access the funds, they finally received them just days ago.