Carnival Cruise passenger in coma after collapsing on board ship

A Carnival Cruise passenger suffered a severe medical episode on July 7 while on board.
Shenae Monique Turner, a 47-year-old woman from Norfolk, Virginia, was enjoying a cruise vacation with her son before she began to fall ill.
She reportedly experienced numbness in her lower extremities, chest pains and difficulty breathing before suffering two seizures and cardiac arrest, according to Cruisehive.
The onboard medical team was able to address her condition before she was transfered to a General Hospital in Tampa, Florida, where she is in a medically-induced coma.
Her son, Demontae Turner, told a local news outlet she is stable but remains in critical condition.
However, she is also stranded at the Florida hospital despite her son desperately wanting to bring her home because he is struggling fit the bill.
According to the GoFundMe campaign he started, it will cost $33,700 to fly his mother back to Norfolk and then transport her to the hospital via ambulance, none of which is covered by insurance.
He says he has unsuccessfully attempted to secure emergency funding from organizations such as the American Red Cross.
“Think of if it was your mother,” he told the local outlet. “Wouldn’t you do everything in your power to save her, to hear her voice, her laugh, to feel the warmth of her hugs and love?”
“She is all that I have and my light in this dark world,” he added.
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Similarly, a few years ago, a Michigan couple found themselves having to foot an unexpected bill they couldn’t afford after one suffered a severe medical episode on a Royal Caribbean cruise.
After he suffered a series of seizure due to his remised epilepsy, Vincent Wasney was charged $2,500.22 for “general and enhanced observation, a blood test, anticonvulsant medicine, and a fee for services performed outside the medical facility” by the Independence of the Seas Medical Center.
As part of Royal Caribbean’s guest terms, cruise passengers “agree to pay in full” all expenses incurred on board by the end of the cruise, including those related to medical care. In addition, Royal Caribbean does not accept “land-based” health insurance plans.
Wasney, who was uninsured at the time, said he was surprised to learn that he was required to pay his medical bills before exiting the ship — despite being urgently evacuated.
“Are we being held hostage at this point?” Eberlein remembered asking. “Because, obviously, if he’s had three seizures in 10 hours, it’s an issue.”