Family's desperation as Manc grandad put in intensive care on holiday in Turkey

A 'popular', much-loved grandad-of-seven is stranded in Turkey and relying on a ventilator to stay alive.

John Noble, 73, from Wythenshawe, had travelled to a rented apartment in Marmaris at the end of February to enjoy a month-long break with wife, Lilian. On Wednesday morning (March 23), three weeks into their trip, the former Manchester Council worker was rushed to hospital after appearing confused and screaming "my head is burning".

Hailed as a 'pillar of the community', John's family called him a 'popular' man, known across Manchester for his work managing grounds and parks in the region for more than five decades. His family are now desperate for him to come home.

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Earlier in the week, John, who is a great-grandad to four, began 'feeling off' and had stopped eating. After his wife Lilian went to wake him up with toast and a cup of tea on Wednesday, granddaughter Molly said her 'nana couldn't get any sense out of him' and that he was 'not with it'. An ambulance was called and he was rushed to Marmaris State Hospital.

The family were then forced to foot a £245 bill for the hospital stay, which lasted just a few hours, before he was transferred to the university hospital in Mulga for treatment on his lung. It was then that Lilian was handed the news that his kidney function was low, he had an obstruction on his lung and he had contracted Covid-19.

Further tests and CT scans at the hospital then revealed that John was suffering from thrombosis in his lungs and, due to his deterioration, he was quickly moved to the intensive care unit and hooked up to a ventilator. He is still relying on oxygen and the family they