Millie Bayles is in intensive care
Millie Bayles is in intensive care at Athens Hospital I.P.D after contracting bacterial meningitis(Image: Lauren Murphy)
A teen was fighting for her life after she was struck down with meningitis while on holiday in Rhodes. Millie Bayles, 19, from Garth, Llangollen, jetted off to the Greek island with her friends when she started to notice symptoms, which she initially thought was an ear infection.
But her condition deteriorated rapidly and she was later diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. Millie was moved 300 miles from the island to intensive care in Athens Hospital, where she has been for three weeks, reports NorthWalesLive.
Millie’s family flew out to be by her side. And, although the teen is out of immediate danger, she has a long road to recovery ahead of her.
Millie also had no travel insurance and mum Lauren Murphy is now trying to raise £44,000 to bring her daughter home – she has set up a fundraiser in attempts to raise the money.
Lauren and Millie’s step-dad, Pete Murphy, said: “I just wanted to say thank you to each and every one of you who has donated to, or shared this fundraiser.
“We have not only exceeded our target of £40,000, but we did it in just 24 hours! Thanks to you we can bring our girl back home and we are so incredibly grateful.
“I will leave it open for now because we will no doubt have ongoing medical costs but we are now covered for what we needed most and for that we thank you all again, from the bottom of our hearts.” You can donate to the fundraiser here.
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