A loving granddaughter travelled more than 6,200 miles to surprise her bed-bound grandmother after she was admitted to hospital. <br /><br />Actress and musician Paula Salva, 28, made the 13 hour trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to visit Elvira Thurzo in her time of need.<br /><br />Paula moved to Spain in April 2021 and hadn't been able to travel home since December 2022.<br /><br />Sweet video shows Elvira, 82, in complete shock when Paula entered her hospital room to surprise her.<br /><br />Paula, from Madrid, Spain, said: "I couldn't travel because of money and work. <br /><br />"I tried to book a ticket home during the last holiday season, but I couldn't make my family pay so much for the tickets."<br /><br />Elvira has been suffering from hip issues which have left her bed-bound for the last year.<br /><br />In March, her stitches from a hip operation became infected and Elvira was hospitalised for a month. <br /><br />Paula jumped on a plane to Buenos Aires on April 2 and went straight to Clinica Avellanada Medical Center as soon as she landed. <br /><br />She organised the surprise with her parents without telling the rest of the family. <br /><br />So it came as a complete shock to all when she arrived at the hospital.<br /><br />Paula said: "I hadn't told anyone else in my family they were all just as surprised as my grandmother."<br /><br />The reunion was very emotional as Paula didn't know if this would be her last chance to see her grandmother. <br /><br />She added: "I travelled for her. My family said she was weak and I didn't know if it would be the last time I would see her.<br /><br />"Seeing her was the first thing I did. I think you can see my suitcases in the video.<br /><br />"The truth is that it broke my heart to see her like that. Until she started getting the operations she had been working.<br /><br />"She had no idea what was going on at the beginning. She had no idea she would see me. <br /><br />"You can see the moment it clicks in her eyes and she starts crying from joy.<br /><br />"She's back at home now, but she's struggling to stay motivated to get working again.<br /><br />"I think this situation has served as a lesson to all of us that we need to look after her better and send her a few more messages checking up on her."
