Zoey Campbell-Lowndes, a British teacher from Prestwich, is critically ill in a Dubai hospital after losing her baby, with her family appealing for help to fund a vital medication costing £14,000 per dose.
Campbell-Lowndes was 30 weeks pregnant when she and her partner Kevin learned that their baby boy had died, according to the Manchester Evening News. After a caesarean section to deliver the baby, her health deteriorated significantly, and she was moved to the intensive care unit of a hospital in the city.
Medical costs exceed £100,000
Her birth plan insurance covered the baby but not medical emergencies involving her, her family said. Her medical bills have already surpassed £100,000 as they launched an appeal for help. In an update, her loved ones said she has woken from a medically induced coma but remains "extremely poorly" and faces an additional bill of more than £50,000 for the treatment she needs.
"Her blood levels are still not improving as well as the doctors had hoped, and she now urgently requires further specialist treatment," a GoFundMe statement reads. "The doctors have advised that Zoey needs a medication called Eculizumab, which costs an incredible £14,000 per dose. She requires a minimum of four doses, potentially increasing to six. This means we are now facing a further £56,000 in medication costs alone, on top of the money already spent and the ongoing hospital and treatment costs that continue to build."
Family's plea for help
The statement continues: "We are doing everything we possibly can to get Zoey the treatment she needs. If anyone has any contacts, knowledge or ability to help us source Eculizumab elsewhere at a reduced cost, please get in touch with us. Any help or advice would mean so much."
It adds: "We never imagined finding ourselves in this position, but we are desperate to give Zoey every possible chance of recovery. Please continue to donate and share Zoey’s story. Every contribution, no matter how small, genuinely makes a difference. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for continuing to stand by Zoey and our family. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers."
An earlier family statement on the fundraising page said: "What should have been a time of excitement and preparation for welcoming her little boy into the world has instead become an unimaginable tragedy. While our family is trying to come to terms with the heartbreaking loss of Zoey’s baby boy, we are also facing the terrifying reality of not knowing what will happen next. All we want is for Zoey to receive the medical care she desperately needs and to have every possible chance of recovery."
