Overview

• Millie Bayles, 19, remains semi-conscious in an Athens ICU after a suspected ear infection escalated into bacterial meningitis during a holiday in Rhodes.
• She was airlifted more than 300 miles to Athens for specialist intensive care as her condition rapidly deteriorated.
• Without travel insurance, her family launched a public fundraiser that drew over 900 donations and met the £40,000 target in days.
• Funds will cover a private medical flight home once doctors clear her for repatriation to continue treatment in the UK.
• Physicians warn that long-term neurological impacts remain uncertain, and Millie faces a prolonged rehabilitation if she recovers.