Perth man sedated and on ventilator in Bali hospital after contracting pneumonia

A Perth fly-in, fly-out worker is fighting for life in a Bali hospital after contracting pneumonia.

Perth-born man Gareth Lawrance was in Bali when he contracted pneumonia, which has led to reduced liver, lung, and kidney function.

His family are desperately trying to get him home as he is showing no signs of improvement while in the intensive care unit on a ventilator and sedated.

A GoFundMe has been set up to help get Mr Lawrance home and to assist with mounting hospital bills, which have hit close to $50,000.

Mr Lawrance’s sister Hope said she was working on getting him flown out early this week.

“He is still on the ventilator and sedated with no improvement in his lung function so the sooner we can get him back here the better,” she said.

“Your incredible generosity is helping not only to get him back on a mediflight but to also help with mounting medical bills in Bali.”

Mr Lawrance’s work friend Nicholas Hinchcliffe said Gareth — known as Gazza to his friends — was one of the nicest people you would ever meet.

“Gazza is the nicest bloke you have ever met and is always the first person to help anyone and now Gaz is in desperate need of our help,” he said.

“I know all his offshore mates will band together to get Gazza home to Australia to receive the treatment he needs.”

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it was providing consular assistance to an Australian man hospitalised in Bali.

Mr Lawrance’s diagnosis comes less than a month after Perth mother Kristy Reyment contracted pneumonia while on a holiday in Bali, which led to respiratory failure.

On top of that, a mass had been found on her lung which needed investigating.

The family of five had no idea when they would be able to return with the 45-year-old nursing student stuck in the ICU.

Hospital, accommodation, and flight costs exacerbated the awful ordeal, with the family having to pay $15,000 upfront for the hospital stay.