A family has been left devastated after a groom-to-be was placed in a medically induced coma during his stag do in Romania. Adam Maxwell, 35, was enjoying pre-wedding celebrations in Bucharest when he suddenly fell ill and was rushed to hospital.
Mr Maxwell, from Manchester but living in Coventry, flew out on Friday, March 14, but by Sunday morning his condition deteriorated. He began slurring his words and vomiting before his friends called an ambulance. Doctors diagnosed him with type 1 diabetes, a condition his family says he was unaware of. Scans revealed his body lacked insulin and his blood sugar levels were dangerously high, causing his blood to thicken. There were also concerns about potential pancreas and kidney failure.
He was moved to a high dependency ward and given insulin, but in the early hours of Monday, March 16, his brother Scott received a call saying Adam's heart had stopped for over two minutes before medics revived him. He was then transferred to a critical care unit, where he was put into a coma and placed on a ventilator. He has since contracted pneumonia and is awaiting brain scans.
Mr Maxwell has cerebral palsy and planned to move back to Manchester after his wedding in September. His brother Scott remains in Romania with him, while friends have returned home. The family is fundraising to fly relatives out and cover accommodation costs.
Laura, Scott's fiancée, said: 'We're absolutely devastated. It's all so surreal. We're hoping for the best outcome. Nobody planned for this, so we're fundraising to support his brother. We're not going to leave him in a foreign country on his own.'
