THE family of a gran who suffered a devastating heart attack during a dream holiday to Jamaica has embarked on a drive to raise £60,000 for a life-saving operation - after her travel insurers refused to cough up.
Social worker Debbie Willcock, 62, from Bolton, remains poorly in hospital in Montego Bay where doctors won't perform stent surgery until the bill has been paid upfront.
Debbie travelled with her family to Jamaica last week for her daughter's wedding. But the nuptials had to be cancelled when she suffered a heart attack as she was paddling in the sea at the Holiday Inn Resort in Montego Bay on Friday.
Now her insurers AXA Partners are refusing to pay her medical bills.
The family say her insurance company is refusing to pay up because she mistakenly failed to tick a box to say she has diabetes - her family admit she didn't mention she had diabetes when the policy was purchased.
A spokeswoman for the insurance company said it was 'crucial that previous medical history and any pre-existing conditions are declared.'
This story is from the September 01, 2023 edition of Manchester Evening News.
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