Scots family holiday to Tenerife turns into 'nightmare' moments after arriving

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A Scots family's holiday to Tenerife turned into a living 'nightmare' after a grandmother fractured her shoulder and spine while unpacking.

May Drysdale, 75, from Midlothian jetted off to the Canary Islands on April 7 with her daughter Debbie, 37, and six-year-old granddaughter Katie as a celebration after she beat breast cancer, reports Edinburgh Live.However soon after they arrived at their all inclusive resort things took a turn for the worse when May slipped and fell as she unpacked her suitcase.Debbie explained how she was getting her daughter's swim suit on when she heard a loud thud followed by screams from her mum.

She raced through to see what had happened and found her mum lying on the floor badly injured.Debbie raised the alarm and a member of staff at the hotel called a doctor.

When he arrived he immediately called for an ambulance to get May to hospital.May had fractured her spine and shoulder and has spent the last week in hospital but she also developed an infection and was taken into intensive care.