A weak Rangers fan who was stranded in a Spanish hospital for 2 weeks after collapsing on a flight forward of the Europa League Ultimate spoke of her pleasure yesterday after she returned house.
Sandra Aitken, who has suffered from a posh coronary heart situation since beginning, thanked the Day by day Document for serving to get her again to Scotland after 13 days caught in Seville.
And the Gers fanatic revealed she was decreased to tears by the generosity of a selfless stranger - named Ger - who tried to assist get her again house.
Sandra, who had solely been on account of spend two days within the scorching Andalusian metropolis, stated: "I do not even have the phrases to elucidate how I really feel. I'm so ecstatic.
"I am house and that is all I care about. The air ambulance firm, Reva, was excellent.
"The remedy I obtained in Spain was wonderful and I am so grateful for every thing they did for me within the hospital over there, they could not have been higher.
"I've a uncommon complicated congenital coronary heart situation and there was a risk I'll have wanted surgical procedure.
"If I did, I needed my very own crew to do it as it is so complicated.
"Thanks too for every thing. I do know I might nonetheless be in Spain if it wasn't for you."
We revealed final week that Glaswegian Sandra, 44, fell unconscious on a flight on Could 17, the day earlier than the match.
She needed to be revived by airline employees after her Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt touched down at Seville Airport, as her horrified daughter Samantha regarded on.
She was rushed to town's Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena the place Spanish medics ran "each take a look at attainable" earlier than saying she could possibly be discharged.
However they stated that on account of her coronary heart situation and threat of one other episode she may solely return to Scotland in an air ambulance.
They stated she needed to stay within the hospital till an air ambulance was booked whereas her journey insurance coverage agency, Staysure, tried to safe one of many specifically outfitted plane.
Sandra says she was discharged by the hospital final Monday, Could 23, however it was an extra eight days earlier than she was introduced house.
And she or he stated the Staysure-booked air ambulance was solely secured after she and her daughter made their very own enquiries, spending hours phoning air ambulance corporations to examine if it was attainable to carry her house.
She was picked up yesterday morning and introduced again to Scotland yesterday afternoon - two weeks to the day after she left for Seville.
She was taken to Clydebank's Golden Jubilee College Nationwide Hospital, the place she is beneath the care of Marketing consultant Heart specialist Gruschen Veldtman, to be monitored earlier than being allowed to return house.
After our story final week, Sandra was contacted on Fb by Ger Marshall, Director of Giffnock-based journey agent Marshall Journey.
The massive-hearted enterprise girl, whose agency had chartered a flight to Seville, wrote: "Is there something you want or help with getting house, we'd be joyful to assist.
"If we may help both by a donation I might personally be delighted that can assist you and your loved ones in any method we are able to."
Sandra stated: "It has been a complete rollercoaster for 2 weeks and it isn't taking a lot to make me cry.
"Ger's generosity was overwhelming. I could not even discover the phrases to thank her for providing to assist me.
"I used to be actually down and it was exhausting to see the sunshine on the finish of the tunnel however that jogged my memory there are such a lot of good folks on the market who will exit of their method to assist folks they do not even know."
Sandra and daughter Samantha had been on account of watch their beloved Gentle Blues taking over Eintracht Frankfurt at a particular screening of the European last in Seville.
However they missed the showpiece tie, and in addition missed out on the Scottish Cup Ultimate, as a substitute solely seeing the within of the Seville hospital for 2 weeks.
They spent the fortnight in a ward, with solely a curtain for privateness, with Samantha having to sleep on a chair mattress.
A Staysure spokesperson stated: "Staysure is joyful to verify Sandra Aitken has landed within the UK and is safely in hospital persevering with her remedy.
"She was introduced again by air ambulance this afternoon after Mayday was in a position to get hold of all of the medical info wanted to deem her match to fly.
"Staysure needs her a speedy restoration and hopes she is ready to go house to her household very quickly."
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