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A BRITISH expat couple has launched a desperate appeal to get their daughter back to the UK after she suffered a life-changing stroke. Robyn, 34, was visiting her parents Anthony and Karen Sumnar EXCLUSIVE in Murcia on September 4 when By Laurence Dollimore tragedy struck. She suffered a stroke the day be- her home via a road ambulance. fore she was due to fly back to Robyn’s father Anthony, who Britain, followed by two has lived with his wife in brain haemorrhages, one Roldan for 15 years, told of which has left her with the Olive Press: “The day permanent brain dambefore Robyn was due to age. travel back to the UK on After spending two weeks the 11th, was when the in a coma, Robyn urgenttragedy happened, we ly needs to return to the went into her bedroom UK to receive life-changto wake her and found ing neuro-rehabilitation her on the floor not reSCAN QR - care that she is not covsponding, we called the CODE TO ered for under her GHIC ambulance who took her MAKE A card in Spain – and to Los Arcos Hospital in DONATION which also does not cover San Javier. repatriation costs. “It was there they conA Just Giving page has been set firmed after a scan that she had up to raise enough funds to get suffered a severe stroke mea-
suring 21 on the INHSS (stroke scale) and immediately transferred her to Arrixaca hospital in Murcia city that has the specialist neurosurgery facility. “Within six hours Robyn then suffered a brain haemorrhage and was operated on, four hours later she suffered another one that was deeper into her brain than the first and we had to sign a consent form before they would operate as this one was touch and go if she would survive it. Thankfully, she did, however we were informed it would result in permanent brain damage due to the location of the bleed (basal ganglia).” Anthony explained how she remained in a coma for two weeks
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