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She was in Bali and she was going to fulfil her dream of rid- ing on an elephant. It was one of the first things she wanted to do. Chatting excitedly, she told driver Wayan Juliana how much she loved animals, especially horses, and how she dreamt of one day becoming a vet. Juliana had been assigned to col- lect Noelene and Yvana Bischoff at the airport after their six-hour flight from Brisbane to deliver them to their hotel in Ubud. They were in good spirits as they watched the sights on the 90-minute journey to the Casa Ganesha Hotel. Bali had changed so much since Noelene’s visit more than 20 years earlier. It was probably before you were born, she joked with the driver. Juliana asked how many children Noelene had. She had only one, who she loved with all her heart. He wanted to know why she didn’t have others. Noelene jested that in Aust- ralia boys are naughty. Yvana added that schools were ex- pensive too. This was to be a wonderful school holiday adventure for a mother and daughter who doted on each other. Noelene was Yvana’s greatest hero. Noelene had meticulously plan- ned the getaway last year, booking their hotels online on November 1 through website booking.com. They would spend three nights in pictur- esque Ubud before driving up to Padang Bai, on the East Coast, for two nights. Their next move would be by boat across to the Gili Trawan- gan, one of the less developed Gili Islands near Lombok, before head- ing back to Seminyak. The boat tick- ets were all pre-booked. A senior nurse, Noelene had pack- ed for every eventuality. Theirs was not a Bali package holiday, poolside at the one resort. A black and white spotted toile- tries bag was packed with 29 differ- ent medications — from Immodium, for travellers’ diarrhoea, to pain- killers ibuprofen and paracetamol, vitamins and electrolytes. Prescrip- tion drugs included migraine tab- lets, as well as antibiotics, anti- allergy drugs, antidepressants and two asthma inhalers. Medical pro- fessionals say it was indicative of someone with medical knowledge being overly cautious on an overseas holiday in a developing country. But after just three days the ad- venture turned to tragedy. With no warning both mother and daughter were desperately fighting for their lives in the Padang Bai Beach Re- sort on Bali’s East Coast. ‘‘Help me, I’m sick with my mum. Room number seven,’’ Yvana screa- med as she hammered on the glass window of the hotel’s office at secur- ity guard Nyoman Mama, who was sitting at a desk inside watching a kung-fu movie on his laptop. He raced to help and called the ho- tel manager Giovanni Bareato and his partner Alena Lizahub, who live upstairs, as well as an ambulance. Bareato and Lizahub raced down- stairs and found Noelene and Yvana lying on their beds in the room. Both were conscious and responsive but obviously terribly ill. Noelene told them they had stomach pain and vomiting and difficulty breathing. Lizahub suggested they move out- side to the ground floor room’s small balcony to sit on the chairs and try to get some fresh air. Noelene was suffering the most and Lizahub brought a pillow for her to lean on. It was about 1am. The roads were quiet and the ambulance, from a nearby clinic, took only five to 10 minutes to get there and bring a trol- ley for her. Noelene stood up to walk to the trolley and her legs buckled underneath her. She collapsed on the ground, unconscious. It took four people to lift her on to the trol- ley and race her to the Penta Medica Clinic. Seven minutes into the jour- ney her heart stopped beating. At the clinic, attempts to intubate her failed. Emergency paramedic and clinic manager, Putu Ardana, said her throat was so swollen the tube could not be inserted and at- tempts to restart Noelene’s heart were futile. At the same time Yvana was at the resort where medical staff had given her oxygen. She was still conscious and walked by herself to the ambul- ance trolley. At the clinic Yvana told staff she had difficulty breathing, nausea and vomiting and doctors treated her with adrenalin, which appeared to improve her condition. Lizahub went with her in the amb- ulance and comforted her in the clinic and says she was responsive and answering questions at this stage. She told doctors that about two hours earlier both she and her mother had started feeling ill with dizziness, nausea and vomiting and that her mother had been the worst. Ardana says they decided to take her to the better-equipped Bali Inter- national Medical Clinic near Kuta. He was with her on the 35-minute journey and says that during the journey he tried to keep her calm and to control her breathing. She felt panicked, breathing was difficult and she felt like something was in her throat. Ardana gave her a high concentration of oxygen and urged her to be calm and breathe deeply.
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More questionsBy CINDYWOCKNER in Bali
COVER STORY
From top: Noelene Bischoff and herdaughter Yvana in Ubud onJanuary 2; the medication from theBischoffs’ room; a restaurant at thePadang Bai Beach Resort whereNoelene and Yvana dined beforebecoming ill and dying early onSaturday, January 4
YVANA Bischoff was excited.She was in Bali and she wasgoing to fulfil her dream of rid-
ing on an elephant.It was one of the first things she
wanted to do. Chatting excitedly,she told driver Wayan Juliana howmuch she loved animals, especiallyhorses, and how she dreamt of oneday becoming a vet.
Juliana had been assigned to col-lect Noelene and Yvana Bischoff atthe airport after their six-hour flightfrom Brisbane to deliver them totheir hotel in Ubud.
They were in good spirits as theywatched the sights on the 90-minutejourney to the Casa Ganesha Hotel.Bali had changed so much sinceNoelene’s visit more than 20 yearsearlier. It was probably before youwere born, she joked with the driver.
Juliana asked how many childrenNoelene had. She had only one, whoshe loved with all her heart. Hewanted to know why she didn’t haveothers. Noelene jested that in Aust-ralia boys are naughty.
Yvana added that schools were ex-pensive too.
This was to be a wonderful schoolholiday adventure for a mother anddaughter who doted on each other.Noelene was Yvana’s greatest hero.
Noelene had meticulously plan-ned the getaway last year, bookingtheir hotels online on November 1through website booking.com. Theywould spend three nights in pictur-esque Ubud before driving up toPadang Bai, on the East Coast, fortwo nights. Their next move wouldbe by boat across to the Gili Trawan-gan, one of the less developed GiliIslands near Lombok, before head-ing back to Seminyak. The boat tick-ets were all pre-booked.
A senior nurse, Noelene had pack-ed for every eventuality. Theirs wasnot a Bali package holiday, poolsideat the one resort.
A black and white spotted toile-tries bag was packed with 29 differ-ent medications — from Immodium,for travellers’ diarrhoea, to pain-killers ibuprofen and paracetamol,vitamins and electrolytes. Prescrip-tion drugs included migraine tab-lets, as well as antibiotics, anti-allergy drugs, antidepressants andtwo asthma inhalers. Medical pro-fessionals say it was indicative ofsomeone with medical knowledgebeing overly cautious on an overseasholiday in a developing country.
But after just three days the ad-venture turned to tragedy. With nowarning both mother and daughterwere desperately fighting for theirlives in the Padang Bai Beach Re-sort on Bali’s East Coast.
‘‘Help me, I’m sick with my mum.Room number seven,’’ Yvana screa-med as she hammered on the glasswindow of the hotel’s office at secur-ity guard Nyoman Mama, who wassitting at a desk inside watching akung-fu movie on his laptop.
He raced to help and called the ho-tel manager Giovanni Bareato andhis partner Alena Lizahub, who liveupstairs, as well as an ambulance.
Bareato and Lizahub raced down-stairs and found Noelene and Yvanalying on their beds in the room. Bothwere conscious and responsive butobviously terribly ill. Noelene toldthem they had stomach pain andvomiting and difficulty breathing.
Lizahub suggested they move out-side to the ground floor room’s smallbalcony to sit on the chairs and tryto get some fresh air. Noelene wassuffering the most and Lizahubbrought a pillow for her to lean on.
It was about 1am. The roads werequiet and the ambulance, from anearby clinic, took only five to 10minutes to get there and bring a trol-ley for her. Noelene stood up to walkto the trolley and her legs buckledunderneath her. She collapsed onthe ground, unconscious. It tookfour people to lift her on to the trol-ley and race her to the Penta MedicaClinic. Seven minutes into the jour-ney her heart stopped beating.
At the clinic, attempts to intubateher failed. Emergency paramedicand clinic manager, Putu Ardana,said her throat was so swollen thetube could not be inserted and at-tempts to restart Noelene’s heartwere futile.
At the same time Yvana was at theresort where medical staff had givenher oxygen. She was still consciousand walked by herself to the ambul-ance trolley. At the clinic Yvana toldstaff she had difficulty breathing,nausea and vomiting and doctorstreated her with adrenalin, whichappeared to improve her condition.
Lizahub went with her in the amb-ulance and comforted her in theclinic and says she was responsiveand answering questions at thisstage. She told doctors that abouttwo hours earlier both she and hermother had started feeling ill withdizziness, nausea and vomiting andthat her mother had been the worst.
Ardana says they decided to takeher to the better-equipped Bali Inter-national Medical Clinic near Kuta.He was with her on the 35-minutejourney and says that during thejourney he tried to keep her calmand to control her breathing. She feltpanicked, breathing was difficultand she felt like something was inher throat. Ardana gave her a highconcentration of oxygen and urgedher to be calm and breathe deeply.
