Overview

• Emma Hickey, 42, remains in an induced coma at a Costa Adeje hospital following emergency surgery for a brain bleed and neck fractures.
• Doctors have warned that her road to recovery will be long, uncertain and may involve significant neurological rehabilitation.
• A GoFundMe campaign led by friends and endorsed by Ayrfield United FC has raised more than €50,000 to support her partner Stephen Brougham and their two children.
• Tenerife ICU rates exceeding $1,400 per day are compounding the family’s financial strain as they await clarity on their travel insurance claim.
• Local clinicians described Emma’s severe mosquito bite reaction as unprecedented, highlighting rare insect-borne risks during foreign travel.