Fundraising efforts, while much appreciated by family members, are so far falling short of what乌鸦传媒檚 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乌鸦传媒檚 home and landed on his head, says his daughter, Lisa Robson.
Emergency surgery saved Treacher乌鸦传媒檚 life, but his recovery has been slow going in a government hospital in Thailand, Robson said. Her father can barely communicate and still can乌鸦传媒檛 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.
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The family wants to get Treacher back to B.C., but it乌鸦传媒檚 not going to be easy. Robson said a doctor told her that if her dad乌鸦传媒檚 recovery progresses, he could handle a first-class flight back with a nurse or two by his side.
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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.
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She said it乌鸦传媒檚 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乌鸦传媒檛 get that far. It乌鸦传媒檚 hard to ask for help, Robson said, but knows that乌鸦传媒檚 what it will take.
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