Since Amy’s tragedy struck on the floor of a Budapest restaurant in 2014, Amy spent 5 years in hospitals and specialist units before returning home in 2019. Discover Amy’s story below.

At 26, Amy’s life as we all knew it ended

Having completed her MA in Broadcast Journalism at Westminster University, Amy became an online prouder for ITV, working on some of the nations favourite shows including This Morning and Good Morning Britain. With her love of life and a care-free spirit, Amy went to Budapest in April 2014 with four friends when, at the age of just 26, Amy suffered a catastrophic anaphylactic reaction to a single bite of food, despite being told by the restaurant the food did not contain any of the ingredients listed on her allergy information card printed in Hungarian.

On April 14 2014, Amy went into cardiac arrest following an anaphylactic shock

Amy spend three harrowing weeks in the ICU of Peterfy Hospital in Budapest. Upon arrival, she was immediately put into an induced coma having sustained severe brain injury due to a lack of oxygen. Her brain had been stared fro six minutes and her life was being maintained by life support.

As her body lay completely motionless in a comatose state, Amy was unaware of the additional daily traumas which unfolded. As Amy returned from theatre with a brain probe inserted as an additional monitor her parents who had flown immediately from the UK, and her aunt who joined them a few days later could only watch and wait. The decision was made to increase the depth of coma into which Amy had been placed 3 separate times until the maximum level possible was reached in an attempt to prevent further brain damage occurring. The days turned into weeks as Amy endured horrifying seizures and pneumonia. Visiting times were restricted to a very quiet 1 hour slot twice a day.

Amy was considered stable to fly after 3 weeks in ICU. She was taken by air ambulance back to the UK to be received into the intensive care unit of St.Thomas’ Hospital in London. She spent eleven months at St. Thomas’; having fought septicemia several times and endured the serious gastrological condition SMA brought on by her brain injury and severe weight loss, Amy was transfered to Putney’s Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability.

After 11 months at St Thomas’ Hospital, Amy transfers to Putney’s Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability.

Construction begins on Amy’s Annex

With the generosity of Maldon Building Service, Amy’s annex begun construction to allow for Amy to leave the hospital system and be welcome back home with her parents Sue and Roger.

Amy returns home

In March 2019, Amy’s annex was completed and she was able to retune home - having spent almost 5 years in various hospitals.