Family faces £33,500 bill after Anne Morris dies in Turkey

Anne Morris died in hospital in Turkey on October 29 after suffering cardiac arrests during a holiday, her family says. They report that her travel insurance was deemed invalid and that they face a £33,500 hospital bill and £2,600 to bring her body home to Liverpool. Morris, from Merseyside, had been treated for lung cancer for two years and received the all-clear shortly before travelling. Her son, Lee McMurrie, said the family was elated by the news. She travelled to Icmeler with her husband, Alan, to celebrate a friend’s birthday, according to relatives. Three days into the trip, Morris suffered a cardiac arrest. Alan said he tried to help her and called for assistance; paramedics arrived within seven minutes, the family reported. She was taken to hospital and admitted to intensive care. Relatives said doctors told them she had no brain activity and little prospect of recovery. The family says Morris suffered another cardiac arrest while on life support and died on October 29. The reports do not include medical records or a statement from the hospital confirming the circumstances. Relatives say the insurer declined coverage because Morris had not declared prior medical...