By Ashley Pemberton
A British woman is fighting for her life in a Spanish hospital after falling ill when she got a holiday tattoo on a friend’s hen do in Benidorm . Poppy-mae Crutchley, 29, from Worcester, is in a coma with organ failure while her loved ones are by her bedside praying she pulls through. A friend who has organised a GoFundMe appeal said she suspects hospital cleaner Poppy could have suffered a bacterial infection from the tattoo or had her drinks spiked . And Poppy鈥檚 dad Simon Crutchley last night posted a photo of his daughter hooked up to machines in the Spanish hospital treating her as he said in an emotional update on her condition: 鈥淭his is my daughter Poppy-mae Crutchley laid in a Spanish hospital bed fighting for her life. 鈥淎ll I can put it down to is a tattoo she had on her wrist two days before this picture. Now she’s 29 but she’s still my little girl. I don’t believe in religion but if there’s a God up there then I beg you to send my baby a little help to pull through this because I need her. She鈥檚 too young and fantastic to be taken yet.鈥 Poppy fell ill on June 29 and initially sought treatment in a hospital near Benidorm before being transferred to another which has not been named. A fundraising page set up by friend Jodie Odell has already raised nearly 拢5,000 of its 拢14,000 target. She said Poppy has a “heart of gold”, adding: “Poppy is in a coma in Benidorm, her heart, kidneys and lungs are failing and her condition is critical. “Her family really need your help with the power of social media to help raise money to get her the treatment she needs to pay for the ongoing medical bills, to support the family whilst out there at her bedside and most importantly to bring her home where she belongs. 鈥淧oppy is 29 and she鈥檚 a beautiful, bright, charismatic kind young woman with her whole life ahead of her. She is the youngest of four with a family who adore her, she has three nephews, a newborn who is 12 days old and an unborn one who is due in December. 鈥淪he’s the light and joy to all our lives. Poppy went away on her first girls holiday for a friend鈥檚 hen do. On the first day Poppy enjoyed herself with friends, a couple of drinks and even had a tattoo. Instantly after the tattoo Poppy felt unwell, that unwell that she had taken herself to the hospital where instantly and amazingly they acted straight away due to no oxygen in her body and fluid on her heart. 鈥淧oppy was transferred to another hospital in Spain last night that specialises in what she needs. As it stands currently, they are unsure at this moment in time if it is a bacterial infection (from the tattoo maybe?) or if she has been spiked. We all have faith in getting her back to her normal bubbly beautiful self, and with your help we can give her the best chance possible.” Poppy’s brother Kyle hit back at hurtful comments by online trolls that said she had ended up in hospital because she had drunk too much and had 鈥渟tupidly鈥 jetted to Spain on holiday with no travel insurance. He said their mum and another sister had flown out to be by Poppy鈥檚 side in a Facebook post that added: 鈥淧oppy is covered by insurance and is getting amazing treatment. We as a family are extremely grateful. 鈥淏ut the insurance does not cover all things and she is now in a specialist hospital to which we are currently unaware of any hidden costs. 鈥淭he GoFundMe which Jodie kindly set up was mainly to keep our mum and other sister by Poppy’s side as much as possible during this uncertain time as she is in a critical state and all donations are appreciated more than you know and thank you to all who have donated. 鈥淎s I’m sure you’re all aware insurance doesn’t cover feeding my mum or sister or renting a place for them to stay while out there or even paying towards travel to and from the hospital so arguments about insurance are irrelevant. 鈥淎lso alcohol has not been a factor in her illness. Hope that clears a few things up. Thank you all who are here for Popp. She’s a fighter and will no doubt be back to her normal self sooner rather than later.鈥 For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here .