A BRITISH dad was forced to fight for his life just hours after flying to Turkey on a family holiday.
Marlon McCormack, 51, was placed in an induced coma after suffering a brain haemorrhage.
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The father of two reportedly fell while working out at a gym early Thursday morning.
After the strange fall, he was left unable to move and could not feel one side of his body.
He was rushed to hospital and placed in an induced coma as his family had to fork out £3,000 for his care.
His fiancée and children remain by his side as they try to raise an extra £24,000 for further treatment as they have no travel insurance.
His fiancée Anna Ryan, 41, told BirminghamLive: “He went back to sleep and when he woke up he couldn’t stand up – it looked like he’d had a stroke. “We called an ambulance and he was rushed to hospital.”
The Birmingham forklift operator planned a last-minute getaway with his family to Turkey on Wednesday.
He underwent surgery Thursday for a brain hemorrhage, but remains in critical condition.
Anna was told to pay £24,000 for the operation and an additional £1,500 a day for four weeks of recovery.
She said: “They are asking me to pay a lot of money that I don’t have.
“They want £24,000 for the surgery and then it’s four weeks of recovery which we would also need to fund.
“We don’t have that kind of money, I don’t know what to do.
“Nothing like this has ever happened to me. We need all the help we can get.”
The family have since set up a GoFundMe page to help with the costs and almost £10,000 has already been raised.
Fundraiser organizer Cherry Ryan wrote: “Due to the language barrier we believed it was a success, however they were unable to remove all of the mass from his brain due to the brain haemorrhage and he remains in a critical condition. “.
Well-wishers have turned out in droves to leave touching tributes to Marlon as he recovers from his surgery.
One person said: “Having had a fall last night whilst on holiday I really feel for you. I was really lucky and ended up with only stitches but I’d like to think there would be someone there to help me too. Very lucky.” to all of you x”
Another wrote: “Get well soon soldier, I’m praying for you.”
“Marlon, I wish you a speedy and complete recovery. On behalf of the entire team at RCM Ltd,” someone else added.