Brit army veteran 'trapped' in hospital abroad as family face £7k medical bill

Brit army veteran 'trapped' in hospital abroad as family face £7k medical billA heartbroken son said his Army veteran dad is 'trapped' in a hospital thousand of miles away from home after a horror medical emergency left him unable to speakNewsElizabeta Ranxburgaj20:22, 16 Apr 2026View 6 ImagesBrit veteran Michael Blake is 'stranded' abroad(Image: Courtesy of Terry Blake / SWNS)The family of a British Army veteran say he has been left "trapped" in a hospital abroad after suffering a devastating stroke.‌Michael Blake, 66, was left paralysed down the right side of his body and unable to speak after collapsing on April 5. His son Terry, 43, said Michael moved out to Cambodia 16 months ago after retiring as a warrant officer in the British Army, and had last seen his dad four weeks ago.‌Terry however revealed his shock when he recently saw his father, who he used to live with him in Shoebury, Essex, had been left on a gurney with just a saline drip after the medical emergency.‌View 6 ImagesThe Brit is in hospital in Cambodia(Image: Courtesy of Terry Blake / SWNS)READ MORE: Brit's dad vanishes in Cambodia as sick scammer sends heartbreaking pics and demands cashREAD MORE: Young Brit Niaomi Baker stranded 1,000 miles from home after seizure on planeThe son revealed that Cambodia operates on a pay for care system and data protection laws means Terry is unable to access his dad's insurance without consent, which he is currently unable to give.The heartbroken son said: "I'd been to visit him not long before and it was the happiest I'd ever seen him since he left the Army. It seemed like for a long time he'd been searching for something and he'd finally found it, it's turned into an absolute nightmare."‌View 6 ImagesMichael Blake in his Army days(Image: Courtesy of Terry Blake / SWNS)On April 5, Michael suffered a stroke and was rushed to hospital, when his son received the news he flew out to...