A holiday to Turkey turned into a nightmare for a distressed family when a much-loved grandad was rused to hospital after falling ill.
Samuel Major had just celebrated his 80th birthday before jetting off to the five-star Limak Lara Deluxe Hotel and Resort in Antalya, Turkey, on June 1 for a one-week getaway with his daughter, niece and grandson.
However just before he was due to fly home Samuel, from Washington, Sunderland, said that he felt unwell and would spend his day resting, Chronicle Live reports.Samuel thought that he had developed a chest infection as a result of his COPD, however, by the morning of June 7 he became seriously unwell and asked for an ambulance.
The grandad-of-three was taken to a private hospital entitled the Antalya Anadolu Hastanesi where he was diagnosed with pneumonia, sedated, and placed on a ventilator.
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