<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national" rel="" target="_blank" title="Australian "><span>Australian</span></a><span> mum was in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/bali" rel="" target="_blank" title="Bali "><span>Bali</span></a><span> for less than 24 hours before she was left fighting for her life as her family works to bring her home.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Alivia Jane Campbell, a 28-year-old mother-of-two from the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="_blank" title="NSW Central Coast"><span>NSW Central Coast</span></a><span>, had travelled to the tourist hotspot on Thursday night.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She met up with friends the next morning and ducked out to pick up a few things, but was gone for too long.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/panicked-buyers-empty-shelves-to-stockpile-jerry-cans-as-fuel-prices-surge/75f156f4-b974-418f-9f17-f7ac550f3051" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>'Extremely dangerous' act criticised as fuel prices surge</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I felt like something's wrong. I had a really bad feeling," her close friend, Reese Campbell, told nine.com.au from Bali.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Her friends checked her location to find she was at the hospital.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Alivia had been on a motorbike that collided head-on with a truck.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/alivia-jane-campbell-fighting-for-life-hours-after-landing-in-bali/ec44d0b9-8169-476c-9ad3-978e9e2eb451" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A good Samaritan, who had been getting a tattoo across the road, ran to provide CPR before calling paramedics.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Alivia was left with severe brain trauma, a broken femur and a fractured hip.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She is currently in an induced coma in critical but stable condition. She has undergone surgery but requires another one in a few weeks.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She's fighting so hard," Reese said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Every day we're getting better news, which is making me feel a lot better, but it's a very, very hard sight to see. She's still not looking great.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She might not be able to walk again, and she's gonna have lots of recovery and therapy."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-politics-news-superannuation-tax-changes-to-become-law-support-greens/d1c2fa00-7d0e-4719-a39b-f9e3cfb7a487" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>$1.6 billion-a-year tax change confirmed for millions of super accounts</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Alivia has been described as beloved, vibrant and a caring mother to her two girls.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She's very funny, very vibrant, very active," her brother David Campbell told nine.com.au.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Very social. She has lots of friends, is a very caring mother to her girls," her sister-in-law Sophie Campbell said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She's my best friend. We call each other sisters. We've got the same last name, so we tell everyone we are. She's literally the best person and friend I've ever had in my whole life," Reese said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Alivia's dad has travelled to Bali to join Reese by her side. Her family in Australia have been coordinating ways to help her.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Best case scenario, we can transfer her to an Australia-based hospital in Bali, and then once she is out of her coma, we are looking to get her home, but obviously right now it's not safe to fly her anywhere," Sophie said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's a very layered situation in terms of grief, because we're trying to accept Liv's condition and if she'll make it, but we're also trying to support her from afar."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/big-red-bash-music-festival-out-of-a-venue-after-rare-deluge-soaks-queensland-town-of-birdsville/c958083d-447a-4b2a-abe9-fdf3ee2db66f" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Remote music festival out of a venue after rare weather event in Aussie town</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson confirmed it was "providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian in Bali".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But the medical bills are piling up.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Reese has set up a page on GoFundMe to raise money for Alivia's current and ongoing treatment and help bring her home to her family.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>So far, it has amassed over $71,000 in donations from people across the world.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>David said the family are overwhelmed and touched by the support.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're very grateful for everybody who has pitched in in any way possible that they can to support this, because it's a changing case, hour by hour," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></strong></em><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a></li></ul></div></div>

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