A British woman with liver failure is stranded in Kenya because her insurance won’t cover the £80,000 bills. Lee Flint, 77, flew to the east African country in September to celebrate her husband Jack being cancer-free. But she was keeping a secret. Unbeknownst to Jack, Lee was getting sick and had had blood tests run back home.
Image Credit: Metro [PIC FROM Kennedy News and Media (PICTURED: [L TO R] LEE FLINT, 77, JACK FLINT, 80 AND SON JAMIE FLINT, 52)A mum who kept her blood tests to herself for 'fear of worrying her hubby' is stranded on holiday in Kenya with liver failure - as her insurance won't cover the ??80,000 bills. Lee Flint and her husband Jack Flint flew out to Kenya on September 16th to continue their life-long charity work there, as well as to celebrate Jack's cancer-free diagnosis. A few weeks after arriving in the East African country, the 77-year-old was found unresponsive in her bed and was rushed to the Mombasa Intensive Care Unit. DISCLAIMER: While Kennedy News and Media uses its best endeavours to establish the copyright and authenticity of all pictures supplied, it accepts no liability for any damage, loss or legal action caused by the use of images supplied and the publication of images is solely at your discretion. SEE KENNEDY NEWS COPY - 0161 697 4266]
That was until he found her unresponsive in bed a few weeks into their trip and rushed her to intensive care. ‘She has kidney and liver failure so her organs are shutting down’, her son Jamie, from Addlestone, Surrey, said. ‘I know she’s got an internal bleed. She had blood poisoning and that’s what was causing her to fall in and out of consciousness.’.
Image Credit: Metro [PIC FROM Kennedy News and Media (PICTURED: LEE FLINT, 77, WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER) A mum who kept her blood tests to herself for 'fear of worrying her hubby' is stranded on holiday in Kenya with liver failure - as her insurance won't cover the ??80,000 bills. Lee Flint and her husband Jack Flint flew out to Kenya on September 16th to continue their life-long charity work there, as well as to celebrate Jack's cancer-free diagnosis. A few weeks after arriving in the East African country, the 77-year-old was found unresponsive in her bed and was rushed to the Mombasa Intensive Care Unit. DISCLAIMER: While Kennedy News and Media uses its best endeavours to establish the copyright and authenticity of all pictures supplied, it accepts no liability for any damage, loss or legal action caused by the use of images supplied and the publication of images is solely at your discretion. SEE KENNEDY NEWS COPY - 0161 697 4266]
They had hoped Lee would soon be coming home, but an error on their holiday insurance forms mean they can’t afford to flights or hospital bills. Lee had been so keen to avoid worrying Jack as he finished chemotherapy, she simply didn’t tell him about her health concerns or tests.
When Jack was filling out the forms, he didn’t mention Lee had any pre-existing condition, voiding her insurance, MailOnline reports. It’s not clear whether Lee knew the results of her tests, given she currently cannot speak. James said: ‘My mum and dad did the question wrong over the phone or the laptop but my dad had just been really poorly with his chemo, my mum had been exhausted. She is a clever lady but she made a mistake.’.
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