He goes to Morocco to see his mother and returns to the Netherlands paralyzed (and with €35,000 in expenses)

Mo, who lives in Amsterdam, had arrived in Morocco five weeks earlier to visit his family. Slightly fluish, he was one day found lying on the floor by his mother, who helped him get back to his bed.

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When she came back to see him and received no response, she called an ambulance. Her son was first taken to a public hospital in Al Hoceïma, then transferred to a private clinic in Nador to receive specialized care.

Doctors then diagnosed a cerebral hemorrhage and operated on him urgently. The procedure saved his life, but the brain damage remains significant.

“His left side is paralyzed. He communicates with his eyes and can only use his right hand,” explains his mother-in-law Rietje in a testimony given to RTL Nieuws. His organs are functioning normally, and his family remains hopeful that he will improve through care and rehabilitation in the Netherlands.

€35,000 to bring him back to the Netherlands

Repatriating Mo required a medical plane, with medical staff and equipment to monitor his condition during the flight. His family had to immediately pay approximately €35,000.

Mo had not taken out travel insurance. According to his relatives, basic health insurance covered the urgent medical care he received in Morocco, but not his transportation to the Netherlands.

The family therefore launched an online fundraiser. More than €33,500 was raised through 789 donations before the fundraiser was suspended. The page initially estimated the total cost of the medical flight and ambulances at between €36,000 and €44,000.

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Mo eventually landed at Schiphol before being transferred to Amsterdam UMC, where his care is to continue.