BBC News, Liverpool
Lia’s WingsA 19-month-old girl who suffered a brain haemorrhage while on holiday in Mexico has been flown home to a UK hospital after a fundraising appeal.
Sienna-Rose, from Liverpool, collapsed in Cancun and underwent life-saving surgery, but the family were told it would cost more than £100,000 to fly her home in a plane with specialist medical equipment.
More than £150,000 was raised and the charity, Lia’s Wings, organised the flight back.
Sienna-Rose and her mother Natasha arrived back on Saturday night and she was transferred to Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s Hospital where they were greeted by a crowd of well-wishers.
The medical plane had to refuel in Canada during the 5,000 mile 11-hour journey from Mexico.
Sienna-Rose is currently in a stable condition at Alder Hey.
It is thought she will need long-term care to learn how to walk and talk fully again.
Family handoutNatasha said the family had “been to hell and back” after Sienna-Rose suffered a brain haemorrhage.
She had been playing in the family’s hotel apartment with her two older brothers when she fell ill.
Lia’s WingsHer mother Natasha, 31, told the BBC: “It all happened really quickly.
“She was having a seizure. She wasn’t crying. She was purple, she was stiff, she was unable to move.”
The family said they were eventually told Sienna-Rose needed emergency surgery to remove fluid from her brain.
“It was horrendous,” Natasha said.
Lia’s WingsNatasha said they would “forever be in debt to everyone that has helped get our baby home”.
She said the family had received “love and support from not just Liverpool but around the country”.
