Natasha Sargeant says her daughter underwent life-saving surgical procedure
A mum has described how her household’s dream vacation of a lifetime has was a dwelling nightmare after her toddler suffered a mind haemorrhage in Mexico. Natasha Sargeant’s daughter Sienna-Rose collapsed whereas enjoying together with her older brothers in Cancun earlier this week and underwent life-saving surgical procedure to take away a blood clot.
However the household at the moment are stranded 1000’s of miles from their house ready to seek out out if the 19-month-year-old has any lasting mind harm. Talking from hospital in Cancun, Natasha, 31, mentioned: “I haven’t got any phrases to explain what we have now been by way of – it has been completely horrific.”
Natasha and her accomplice Liam Millen, 39, from Liverpool, had been sight-seeing round Mexico with kids Harry, 13, Liam, 11, and Sienna-Rose when the toddler collapsed at their condominium. Natasha mentioned the household have been packing and planning the subsequent a part of their journey to Tulum when Sienna-Rose “dropped to the ground like she was having a seizure”.
She added: “Subsequent minute she was always vomiting. We did not know if she had banged her head.” The household went to the closest hospital however have been instructed it might value £4,000 up entrance for a CT scan and an in a single day keep.
The household say they have been refused therapy so as a substitute went to a different hospital which was half-hour away, solely to seek out the CT machine there was damaged.
Natasha mentioned by the point they have been admitted into a 3rd hospital Sienna-Rose had ‘vomited about 50 occasions’. A CT scan confirmed her mind had suffered a haemorrhage and had doubled in measurement as a result of quantity of fluid. The mum instructed the Liverpool Echo: “A lot of the docs and nurses could not converse English and we do not converse Spanish so it was troublesome to speak.
“I used to be beside myself – I used to be begging the surgeon to save lots of her life. He mentioned he did this surgical procedure on a regular basis. His assistant mentioned he was one of the best neurosurgeon within the nation and if she did not have the surgical procedure she would die.” Sienna-Rose was in surgical procedure for round three-and-a-half hours to have a blood clot eliminated.
Natasha mentioned the surgeon had instructed the household the clot had been there for various months and “she was a ticking timebomb”. The mum mentioned: “It has been completely horrendous. She is probably the most comfortable, pretty little child. To see her like that is completely horrendous. I might by no means want what we’re going by way of on anybody.”
Natasha mentioned the hospital is sizzling and doesn’t have air-con. The hospital additionally doesn’t have paracetamol which has meant Natasha and Liam have been taking it in turns to seek out native pharmacies, she mentioned. The mum added: “I have been working round to purchase some to attempt to assist deliver down her fever. If not it’ll kill her.”
The household is barely allowed one individual in hospital on the time that means Natasha and Liam have been taking shifts to both be by Sienna-Rose’s bedside or taking care of their boys. The household has rented an condominium near the hospital to allow them to be collectively as a lot as doable.
Natasha mentioned: “The boys are so traumatised however have been superb. They’re devastated that they can not go and see her. All of us simply need to get out right here. The surgeon says the subsequent steps rely on how she responds to see if there’s any lasting harm.”
The toddler at the moment has a shunt into her head, which can be eliminated relying on how she responds. Natasha mentioned her daughter is sedated in the meanwhile so solely wakes up for minutes at a time. If they’ll take away the shunt the hospital will begin to wean Sienna-Rose onto stable meals.
Nonetheless, Natasha mentioned the household doesn’t know what is going to occur subsequent as they wait to seek out out if everlasting harm has been completed.
Natasha mentioned the British Embassy had been in contact and mentioned a medical flight can be finest, however that the household must pay for it themselves. Natasha mentioned it might value round £45,000 for the specialist flight which is cash the household doesn’t have.
A fundraiser has been arrange by Natasha’s sister-in-law Amy McFadden to assist the household with medical and transportation prices.
Natasha instructed mentioned: “We’ve got been getting messages of assist but it surely’s not like individuals can simply soar on a flight as a result of we’re 10 hours away. We actually respect all of the provides of assist and assist.”
She added: “I can not describe the sensation over the previous three days. It has been the worst days of our lives. The toughest factor isn’t understanding. What can we do? We’re placing all our belief within the docs to save lots of Sienna. It feels so lonely. We have been imagined to be making recollections with the household – it is completely heartbreaking.”
You’ll be able to donate to the fundraiser to assist Sienna-Rose right here.
