Brit who has seizures since violent mugging now fights for life after having a fit during family holiday to overcome the trauma and smashing his head

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By SABRINA PENTY, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER

Published: 09:06 BST, 18 September 2026 | Updated: 09:29 BST, 18 September 2026

A British man who suffers from seizures is fighting for his life in Spain after hitting his head during an episode while on a family holiday. 

Paul Grant, 43, developed the condition earlier this year after he was violently mugged and wanted to treat his family to a holiday in Lanzarote after a tough year. 

But on their first night at an all-inclusive hotel, Mr Grant's mother woke up to find him covered in blood after he hit his head against a wall during a seizure. 

He was rushed to hospital, where he was put in a medically induced coma after his liver and kidneys went into failure. 

Mr Grant was then airlifted to another hospital on the island of Gran Canaria to receive treatment in the ICU. 

His sister Kimberly Sharp said doctors rushed to perform emergency surgery on Mr Grant after he was found to be suffering from severe brain pressure and had the right side of his skull removed. 

Still sedated, Mr Grant's family say they've spent more than £1,500 on flights and accommodation costs to be at his bedside.

Ms Sharp has set up a GoFundMe that has raised more than £5,000 to help with costs.

Paul Grant, 43 (pictured right), is fighting for his life in Spain after hitting his head during a seizure while on a family holiday

Mr Grant is pictured in hospital, where he is undergoing medical treatment

'He just wanted to make some nice family memories and have a good time,' Ms Sharp, from Windsor, Berkshire, said. 

'A couple of months ago he got beaten up in Newcastle and had a seizure.

'He was jumped for his wallet and his phone, he was put into hospital and hasn't been the same since.

'That's why this family holiday was so important to him,' she added. 

'It was all-inclusive for a week in Lanzarote. We had a good first day, hung out by the pool and had a bit of dinner.

'I woke up to my mum banging on my door at 5am because Paul had a seizure and had fallen and banged his head in the hotel room.

'He was covered in blood, it was in the hallway, we think he banged it on the wall.

'My mum did everything she could. She woke up to the noises he was making, she tried to put him on his side so he didn't swallow his tongue.

'He was bleeding from his head and his nose and still having a fit. We went down to the reception to get an ambulance.

'He kind of came to and he was really confused, he had no idea what was going on.

'He was talking like he had had a stroke, my mum went in the ambulance with him to the hospital.

Pictured: Mr Grant with his sister Kimberly Sharp, who has set up a GoFundMe to cover her family's expenses as her brother remains in hospital

'My mum was told to wait and at about 9am they told her he was in intensive care.

'A doctor said their hospital wasn't equipped to deal with his injuries, he has a bleed on the brain, [and] he was going to have to be airlifted to Gran Canaria.

'At about 5pm my mum received a call saying they needed to do the surgery to try and save his life [as] the pressure on his brain was too much.

'[They said] if they didn't do the surgery he would die. They rang for permission and did it then and there.'

Despite Mr Grant's surgery having no complications, his sister said he's 'not out of the danger zone yet'.

'Half his skull was removed on his right-hand side. He's not quite out of the danger zone yet, a part of his brain is severely damaged.

'He was put into a medically induced coma because his liver and kidneys were failing. He's not awake now, I'm devastated,' she said. 

'He's still highly sedated but he can hear us. He is connected to all the tubes but not on life support, which is a good thing.'