Barbara Wilkinson, 68, boarded a flight from East Midlands Airport to Corfu on October 14th. She began coughing and then fell into a 'comatose' state on board
Barbara Wilkinson was flying from East Midlands Airport to Corfu on October 14. She fell into a comatose state after suffering an aneurysm while on boardA gran suffered a brain aneurysm while jetting off on a family holiday that her family fears was caused by the plane's cabin pressure - leaving her stranded in a coma thousands of miles from home.
At first, it was suspected that Barbara had suffered a stroke but following a CT scan at Zadar General Hospital, it was confirmed she had experienced a 'life-threatening' brain aneurysm. The customer service advisor has now set up a GoFundMe page to try to raise the £35,000 needed to get Grandma home safely to continue her recovery in the UK.
'She then needed emergency surgery and she was moved to another hospital. This surgery was to the bleed.
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