Well known Narrandera couple Elizabeth and Darren Mohr are known for always being willing to lend a hand to family and friends and now the time has come to help them.

On Monday 1 December, Elizabeth, after a dose of antibiotics started to have pains spreading throughout her body and started to develop a rash.

By Tuesday 2 December her rash had spread overnight, her face swollen and she felt unwell. Her children drove her to Narrandera hospital, where she was given a drip and was told it could be a reaction from the antibiotics she was taking for her tooth. She was given antihistamines to treat the rash, a new antibiotic and sent home.

The following day her rash became more aggressive, as well as swelling and redness, which meant another trip to the emergency department at Narrandera hospital. This time she was given a steroid tablet and antihistamines and sent on her way.

“The doctor on call at the hospital, joked and called our mother a mystery patient, he had also been the same doctor from the previous trips,” said a family spokesperson.

By 4 December she was still not responding to any of the treatments and recommended courses of action. She was shivering and shaking with no fever so it was straight back to Narrandera hospital, where it was decided to send her to Wagga Base via ambulance for testing as she was not in a good way.

After an overnight stay at Wagga Base she was airlifted to Sydney to be treated as a burns victim. It turned out the rash was burning her body from the inside out.

Since being in the burns unit in Sydney, she has been placed in the ICU.

Elizabeth is a devoted mother of 10, grandmother of a four, plus cares for her other children and grandchildren.

Her husband Darren is a truck driver for a local transport company which he has worked at for many decades. He is the main income support for the family but has had to take time off during this busy harvest season to support his family and wife Elizabeth in Sydney.

“This was very unexpected, taking antibiotics is common practice but unfortunately her reaction is rare and has severely burnt her body,” the family spokesperson said.

“Bills don’t wait even if something bad happens, unfortunately this is why we are reaching out for support. Mum’s hospital stay is expected to be a long one, so it means our mum will be in hospital over Christmas. This time of year is hard for everyone, so we really appreciate the support and kind words.”

Donations can be made via the Elizabeth Mohr Gofundme page on Facebook.