Local Bolsover boy Justin, just 18 years old, has suffered a serious accident while on holiday in Zante, Greece. He has a fractured pelvis and cannot walk for at least a month. Right now, he’s lying in a Greek hospital bed alone and without the care or support he desperately needs.
His travel insurance has completely denied responsibility and is refusing to help bring him home. Justin is stuck in a foreign hospital, where he hasn’t been washed, bathed, or even had help brushing his teeth in almost a week. The food is barely edible, there’s no air con, no curtains, no TV, and absolutely nothing for him to do – all while he’s trying to recover from a major injury without anyone by his side.
His mum’s passport was expired and although she’s applied for a new one urgently, the passport office won’t speed up the process without a doctor’s letter – and sadly, the doctors in Greece are not cooperating.
We are now trying to get Justin home on a stretcher via a private repatriation route, which involves a 10-hour land and ferry journey to the nearest international airport, followed by a flight with medical assistance. We’ve been quoted no less than £15,000 and like most people, his family simply does not have this kind of money. They need urgent help.
We are pleading with our local community and the wider public to help get Justin home safely. He needs to be in a UK hospital, with our NHS, surrounded by the people who love him so that he can recover the right wat.
Please — if you can contribute even a small amount, it will make a difference. If you can’t donate, please share this. Let’s bring this young lad home where he belongs.
Thank you,
From Justin’s family and friends — with all our hearts.
