British woman, 29, in coma after getting tattoo on Benidorm hen do
Poppy-mae Crutchley, 29, from Worcester, is in a coma in the Spanish resort with multiple organ failure.
Her friend Jodie Odell has set up a GoFundMe page to help support the family who are keeping a vigil by her bedside.
Poppy's dad Simon Crutchley posted a photo of his daughter hooked up to machines, saying she is 'fighting for her life'.
'All I can put it down to is a tattoo she had on her wrist two days before this picture,' he wrote.
'Now she's 29 but she's still my little girl.
'I don't believe in religion but if there's a God up there then I beg you to send my baby a little help to pull through this because I need her.
'She's too young and fantastic to be taken yet.'
Poppy fell ill on June 29 and initially sought treatment in a hospital near Benidorm before being transferred to another which has not been named.
Launching her fundraiser, Jodie said Poppy's family 'really need your help to raise money to get her the treatment she needs, to pay for the ongoing medical bills, to support the family whilst out there at her bedside and most importantly to bring her home where she belongs'.
'Poppy is a beautiful, bright, charismatic kind young woman with her whole life ahead of her,' she wrote.
'She went away on her first girls' holiday for a friend's hen do. On the first day Poppy enjoyed herself with friends, a couple of drinks and even had a tattoo.
'Instantly after the tattoo Poppy felt unwell, that unwell that she had taken herself to the hospital where instantly and amazingly they acted straight away due to no oxygen in her body and fluid on her heart.
'Poppy was transferred to another hospital in Spain last night that specialises in what she needs.
'As it stands currently, they are unsure at this moment in time if it is a bacterial infection (from the tattoo maybe?) or if she has been spiked.
'We all have faith in getting her back to her normal bubbly beautiful self, and with your help we can give her the best chance possible.
'The last thing the family need to be worrying about at a time like this is the ongoing costs, which as you can imagine are rising daily. Please find it in your heart to help if you can.' More Trending
Poppy's brother Kyle said she is 'in a critical state' and thanked everyone who had donated.
Hitting back at hurtful online comments, he confirmed his sister 'is covered by insurance and is getting amazing treatment'.
But he added the policy 'does not cover all things' and the family is wary of potential 'hidden costs' following her transfer to a specialist hospital.
Kyle said any money donated will be used to help keep his mum and other sister out there while Poppy is treated in hospital.
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