Family members of mum, 30, who died after collapsing in Turkey airport receive 'shattering' diagnosis
Melissa Kinsella collapsed and suffered a massive seizure and cardiac arrest- BY OLIVIA WILLIAMS
- 08:17, 13 SEP 2024
Family members of a woman who tragically passed away after collapsing at Antalya Airport in Turkey have received 'shattering' diagnosis. Melissa Kinsella was waiting to board a flight home from a holiday when she suffered a severe seizure and cardiac arrest in May last year.
She was rushed to hospital, where doctors found she had swelling on her brain and heart. The 30-year-old's family and friends managed to raise over £50,000 to bring her back to the UK, but heartbreakingly, she was pronounced dead just hours after arriving back in Merseyside.
Family members of a woman who tragically passed away after collapsing at Antalya Airport in Turkey have received 'shattering' diagnosis. Melissa Kinsella was waiting to board a flight home from a holiday when she suffered a severe seizure and cardiac arrest in May last year.
She was rushed to hospital, where doctors found she had swelling on her brain and heart. The 30-year-old's family and friends managed to raise over £50,000 to bring her back to the UK, but heartbreakingly, she was pronounced dead just hours after arriving back in Merseyside.
Michelle, Melissa's 52-year-old mother, previously spoke of the family's struggle to understand how their previously healthy daughter and mother of three could die so unexpectedly.
Tragically, two months after her death, Melissa's cousin Nicole received test results which confirmed she has Long QT Syndrome - a genetic heart condition. Tests on Melissa revealed she also had the same conditions.
Speaking to the ECHO, Nicole, 28, said: "I had eight cardiac arrests. I woke up one morning feeling really unwell and I was quite out of breath. I was going purple in the face and then went into cardiac arrest [...] and put into a coma."
