‘IS my mother dead or alive?’ That’s what expat Lee Samuel, 54, was left pondering for five days straight as his 77-year-old mum Carole battled for her life in an Andalucian hospital.
The property salesman is now warning other families of what to expect if a loved one is admitted after he was repeatedly refused updates from the Hospital Costa del Sol in Marbella last week.
“It was absolutely terrifying,” the Club La Costa employee told
the Olive Press.
“We phoned again and again but they kept telling us they could not give out that information over the phone and that we would have to come in,” he continued.