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| British backpacker Calvin Hill 'stuck' in Cambodia | British backpacker Calvin Hill 'stuck' in Cambodia |
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| A British backpacker who got sepsis after a mosquito bite has been stuck in a hospital in Cambodia for more than two months, his family has said. | A British backpacker who got sepsis after a mosquito bite has been stuck in a hospital in Cambodia for more than two months, his family has said. |
| Calvin Hill, 27, from Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, came out of a coma and has been declared fit to fly by hospital staff, according to relatives. | Calvin Hill, 27, from Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, came out of a coma and has been declared fit to fly by hospital staff, according to relatives. |
| They want him home soon amid concern his condition could deteriorate. | They want him home soon amid concern his condition could deteriorate. |
| But his insurer Flexicover said it did not want to put Mr Hill at any "unnecessary risk". | But his insurer Flexicover said it did not want to put Mr Hill at any "unnecessary risk". |
| Mr Hill's mother Tracey said he was found "not breathing properly" by roommates at a hostel. | Mr Hill's mother Tracey said he was found "not breathing properly" by roommates at a hostel. |
| Shortly before the collapse, he had complained of "feeling groggy" after being bitten by mosquitoes, she said. | Shortly before the collapse, he had complained of "feeling groggy" after being bitten by mosquitoes, she said. |
| He spent two weeks in a coma, with doctors telling his family to expect the worst. | He spent two weeks in a coma, with doctors telling his family to expect the worst. |
| "He was on life support," his mother said. "On three different occasions we were told he wouldn't make it, and that his liver, kidneys and lungs were failing." | "He was on life support," his mother said. "On three different occasions we were told he wouldn't make it, and that his liver, kidneys and lungs were failing." |
| Despite doctors' predictions he has since come out of the coma and is now able to talk and move his limbs. | Despite doctors' predictions he has since come out of the coma and is now able to talk and move his limbs. |
| "It was a miracle," Ms Hill said. "I'm not a religious person, but these things do really happen." | "It was a miracle," Ms Hill said. "I'm not a religious person, but these things do really happen." |
| Flexicover has agreed to pay for Mr Hill's treatment and fly him to a facility in Thailand before he makes the 14-hour flight back to the UK. | Flexicover has agreed to pay for Mr Hill's treatment and fly him to a facility in Thailand before he makes the 14-hour flight back to the UK. |
| "They are saying he's too unwell to bring home, but he's never going to get better until he comes home," his mother said. | "They are saying he's too unwell to bring home, but he's never going to get better until he comes home," his mother said. |
| "It's such a simple thing to be bitten by a mosquito, but life has changed for us - Calvin will never be the same person." | "It's such a simple thing to be bitten by a mosquito, but life has changed for us - Calvin will never be the same person." |
| Flexicover said its emergency team was liaising with the hospital in Cambodia, but would not make any decisions its medical experts thought could complicate Mr Hill's health or recovery. | |
| A spokesman added: "We appreciate that Mr Hill's friends and family are keen for his return to the UK which we will fully support at a time that is medically appropriate. | |
| "We never put our customers in situations which could lead to unnecessary risk." | "We never put our customers in situations which could lead to unnecessary risk." |
| What is sepsis? |