Submitted on Tuesday 18th October 2011
Published on Monday 24th October 2011
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Closed: Tuesday 24th January 2012
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British Embassy to help bring Frank Rice back home
Former soldier Frank Rice, 49, from Wakefield, requires a ventilator to breathe after being taken ill with pneumonia while on holiday in the Dominican Republic.
The treatment is costing a $4,000 a day, but Mr Rice’s relatives say his travel insurer has refused to pay the medical bills because he failed to disclose he was suffering from a lung condition when he bought his holiday cover.
Mr Rice’s daughter Ashleigh, 19, said he had been in hospital since October 8 and doctors had to resuscitate him after he was taken off the ventilator temporarily.
She said the total cost of his treatment had already reached $29,000 and it could cost up to £100,000 to fly him home. The family has planned fundraising events including a sponsored walk and collections at rugby matches.
We want help from the British Embassy who have so far let the family down.
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