A Perth mum has penned an emotional thank you letter to Qantas after her toddler fell ill while travelling on one of their flights.
Travelling from Sydney to Perth with two of her sons, Elise Doohan wrote on Facebook that it was only an hour into the flight when her youngest child fell ill and had a convulsion on board.
“He went floppy, he vomited and his eyes rolled into the back of his head. He wasn’t responding and had turned completely white! I was panicking. I stood up to try get the attention of an air hostess, and I already had one running towards me.”
Doohan wrote that she was utterly flawed by the quick thinking nature of the air hostesses on board and their total devotion to ensuring the child was healthy and the family comfortable.
“She grabbed my baby without hesitation, who was covered in vomit, and ran him towards the back of the plane while I followed. I was in tears and really distressed, as my son still wasn’t responding. Your lovely air hostess hugged me, assured me they had a team of mothers as staff and they were going to take care of us.”
After a call out was made for any medically trained professionals on board, both a paramedic and a doctor came forward and to the aid of the young mum, while her son was put on oxygen.
“These two men gave up the comfort of their own seats and sat with us for practically the entire flight. When they could have been relaxing, watching a movie – they were asking around for medical supplies, constantly checking my son’s vitals and liaising with the staff on caring for my son.
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Nice to hear a positive story about travelling with kids. Glad the little one is OK.