Fundraising efforts, while much appreciated by family members, are so far falling short of what害羞草研究所檚 needed to get a Nanaimo man out of a Thai hospital and back home.
This past September, 66-year-old Daniel Treacher, who splits his time between Canada and Thailand, fell from a ladder at his wife害羞草研究所檚 home and landed on his head, says his daughter, Lisa Robson.
Emergency surgery saved Treacher害羞草研究所檚 life, but his recovery has been slow going in a government hospital in Thailand, Robson said. Her father can barely communicate and still can害羞草研究所檛 breathe or eat on his own.
Robson said because her dad had pre-existing heart and back conditions, medical insurance was prohibitively expensive. He chose instead to set aside $10,000, which he figured would cover any emergencies.
害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 not like he was completely blinded and not prepared for this 害羞草研究所� he was, to the best he thought he could do,害羞草研究所� Robson said. 害羞草研究所淚 don害羞草研究所檛 think anybody foresees this kind of an accident where you can害羞草研究所檛 function, you can害羞草研究所檛 answer questions, you can害羞草研究所檛 do anything.害羞草研究所�
The family wants to get Treacher back to B.C., but it害羞草研究所檚 not going to be easy. Robson said a doctor told her that if her dad害羞草研究所檚 recovery progresses, he could handle a first-class flight back with a nurse or two by his side.
害羞草研究所淏ut he has to be off being tube-fed for that to happen and he害羞草研究所檚 not even breathing on his own,害羞草研究所� Robson said.
So a is attempting to raise the $75,000 necessary to medevac Treacher home. Robson is worried that the extended hospital stay in a foreign country is scary for her dad and is delaying his recovery.
She said people at the Canadian embassy have tried to be helpful, but there are limitations to what they can do.
害羞草研究所淚f the government paid for everybody to get home, nobody would get insurance, we totally understand that害羞草研究所π卟菅芯克鶟 Robson said. 害羞草研究所淵ou害羞草研究所檝e got to roll with the punches when you害羞草研究所檙e in somebody else害羞草研究所檚 country which is difficult to do at times.害羞草研究所�
She said it害羞草研究所檚 unclear what will happen if enough months pass that her father, as a Canadian citizen, would be forced to leave the country, and she hopes the situation won害羞草研究所檛 get that far. It害羞草研究所檚 hard to ask for help, Robson said, but knows that害羞草研究所檚 what it will take.
害羞草研究所淓verybody makes mistakes,害羞草研究所� she said. 害羞草研究所淭rust me, I spent the first little while being very angry at him, wishing he had insurance.害羞草研究所�
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