My 'holiday indigestion' was in fact a heart attack

IT'S BEEN over three years since Tina Murphy suffered a catastrophic heart attack whilst on holiday in Marrakesh but she still wakes up every day in fear.

- SOPHIE HALLE-RICHARDS

The mum and grandmother, from Burnage, had been away with her partner John when she started getting chest and arm pains. At first, she dismissed it as indigestion.

But as the day went on, Tina realised the pain wasn't going away. Concerned it was something more serious, John asked for help at the hotel reception, and a doctor was sent.

Under his instruction, she was rushed to hospital immediately, where she remained for a week for treatment, which included an operation and having stents fitted.

And the language barrier with Moroccan doctors meant they even had to rely on Google Translate on their phones to try to explain what was going on.