We heard from an angry Father, whose son was hospitalised with pancreatitis.  This followed from an evening out in one of the many bars in Kavos, where it appears that he had been served with spiked drinks.  The dread of any parent is to hear that something bad has happened to a child, particularly when they are so far from home.  Fortunately this young man recovered, and through the steely courage of his Father, who confronted an intransigent insurance company, he won his fight to have him repatriated to the UK.  It is however his Father’s desire to warn against the lure of bars offering a good time through drink, and for young British men and their families never to have his family experience.  http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/health/newsid_7544000/7544469.stm (Link to FCO Campaign)
 

Tags: Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Pancreatitis

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