He took vodka with methanol and his vacation became a tragedy

February 20, 2019

A 23-year-old girl was with her friends in a bar, but the consumption of this adulterated alcoholic drink changed her life forever.

Hannah Powell I spent a few days vacation with two friends in Greece, but the night they went to a bar changed the life of this 23 year old girl forever.

It was the month of August 2016, when the girl consumed, without their consent, vodka mixed with methanol. At first he began to vomit on rare occasions and the next day he thought it was only a usual hangover.

However, it was much more terrible when he woke up in his hotel room and thought the lights were off: "I suggested opening the curtains and my friends said they were already openbut I did not know what was going on, "she told the BBC. The consumption of methanol vodka has made The kidneys will stop working and she has become blind.

"I thought you were joking, so I got up and turned on the light, that's when I panicked, that I realized I could not see anything" , he added. At the time she was transferred to the hospital, there was such confusion that she thought she was kidnapped: "I did not know why I could not see, I thought I had something around my eyes or in my head."

Already at the health center, the tests confirmed that Powell had been intoxicated. The same thing happened with his friends, but they only suffered from stomach cramps and vomiting.

This is the new life of the girl who has torn her eyes in front of a church for drug abuse.

The 23 year old girl has pbaded 18 months on dialysis until his mother can donate a kidney. Shortly after, he began to see blurry images: "I got up after I forgot that I had lost my sight," she told the BBC

Despite the fact that almost three years have pbaded since what happened in Greece, when they mixed vodka and methanol, no one was responsible for what had happened in this bar: "Either the bar knew that it was selling tarnished alcohol, or someone had it prepared. Anyway, it had nothing to do with me and I would not have taken it if I had known. "

Today, she remains optimistic with her new life: "I go out with my friends, mainly to have a tea or go to the movies. I like to go to the movies, stay still and see if I can see a little more. And even though I can not see, while listening, I can understand what is happening in general terms. "

And he concluded: "I can not see all the cars coming, but the alternative is to sit at home.I am young and I do not want to get used to staying at home because I would not be encouraged to leave. "