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Fundraiser for Mum who died after Torrevieja hospital sent her home
the local community gathered at the emerald isle on sunday (22nd august) to raise money following the tragic death of local lady Rachael Firth, aged 33. artists including stevie spit, alex tipping, Chloe Jones, nikki g, Roberto Knight, Rain o’Connor, Christopher halford, diane diaz and Lorna Michelle all gave their time for free to ensure
every penny would go to help Rachael’s Mum Jane and thirteen-year-old son Reece. at time of going to press the event had raised more than 2,800€ which will go towards the unexpected funeral costs. Rachael was sent home from torrevieja hospital on 14th august after
a 14 hour wait in a&e with severely swollen legs following days of pain. she later died at her home, in Los altos, in agony from what was believed to have been an embolism by the paramedics that tried in vain to revive her. Rachael was told her long hospital wait was due to a high level of emergency admissions which took
preference. however, even when she was finally seen by a doctor Rachael felt she had not been taken seriously, despite being told to go to emergencies by her gP if her condition got worse. in text messages to her Mum, Rachael explained how the doctor became dismissive once she discovered Rachael’s medical notes detailed treatments for mental health issues. according to the messages, Rachael thought the female doctor was ‘really nasty’ to her and told two nurses to just ‘get her a taxi and get her home’. Rachael’s treatment by the doctor was so rude and uncaring that Rachael told her Mum that the doctor ‘hates me’. after X-rays were taken, Rachael finally got home at 3am, after 14 hours, and was obviously still unwell and in agony the next morning. Jane rushed to the local chemist for advice and medication but when she got back Rachael was unconscious on the floor. Jane, who has nursing experience,
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performed CPR, but was not able to revive her daughter nor were paramedics. Jane is now seeking legal advice over Rachael’s ‘disgusting’ lack of treatment and to question if her death could have been avoided if she had received the appropriate medical attention.