We don’t want to lose her”: Aussie mum’s desperate plea answered
An Aussie mum has issued a desperate plea for help to get her severely ill baby in Bali on a medical evacuation flight to Brisbane.
The seven-week-old bub, Lucky, who was fighting for her life on a respirator in Bali, is now on her way back to Australia.
Melbourne mother, Honey Ahisma, spoke to Sunrise to issue a desperate appeal to help save her seven-week-old baby Lucky who was gravely ill in Siloam Hospital in Denpasar, where the family was stranded, unable to afford the $90,000 medical evacuation to Australia.
There is currently a major medical evacuation underway, and Lucky is on an emergency flight back to Brisbane for treatment for a severe bacterial infection.
The Queensland’s Medical Rescue team flew to Bali on Sunday and told Sunrise there was only a small window of opportunity for little Lucky to get out safely.
Ahisma was desperate to get Lucky back to Australia for diagnosis and treatment, but she had to wait for her daughter to be strong enough to fly.
The mother first noticed Lucky struggling to breathe at their Bali home.
“I tried to help her, just like normal when babies get sick, they just need sleep... but then she stopped drinking my milk,” Ahisma told 7News.
Without specialist equipment, doctors have been unable to diagnose the specific infection Lucky is fighting.
Lucky was transferred to the intensive care unit, where she spent a week in critical condition.
Doctors have told Ahisma that they are not equipped to save her daughter’s life, meaning the 7-week-old will need urgent medical care elsewhere.
“We don’t want to lose her,” Ahimsa said.
Ahisma reported Lucky’s condition was deteriorating, and the hospital bills continued to grow.
“Every day is very expensive ... like one day is $8000 Australian,” she said.
There has since been $190,000 raised in a GoFundMe to help bring little Lucky back home for treatment.
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