The young British man who sustained life-threatening accidents in a bike crash in Thailand in February continues to be in intensive care in Bangkok and his household can’t afford to pay for his return residence.
The 24 year outdated ice hockey participant from Blackburn, Josh Richardson, was in Thailand for lower than 24 hours when he obtained into a motorbike collision whereas going out for meals in the center of the evening in the early hours of February 3.
In the past two months, Richardson has undergone a quantity of surgical procedures for the serious head accidents he sustained within the crash and has only recently regained consciousness and began talking again.
Doctors in Thailand carried out a £20,000 (850,000 baht) brain surgical procedure after discovering air pockets in Richardson’s mind. However, the surgery was not successful and he wants extra surgical procedure for the same worth, reports the Mirror.
The household has been knowledgeable that if the operation is not successful and Richardson has to return to the UK, a full ICU crew will want to help him on his journey residence which will value £168,000 (7.1 million baht). His dad stays by his side in the hospital in Thailand.
Although Richardson took out insurance coverage for his trip, the insurance coverage company is not going to cowl the costs of his medical therapy because they consider he was not wearing a helmet when he fractured his skull.
The tourist’s family and friends are raising funds for Richardson through this GoFundMe fundraiser, but still haven’t raised nearly enough for Richardson to fly house and obtain care beneath the UK’s free healthcare system.
During his time on the University of Leeds, Richardson played ice hockey for the Bradford Bulldogs. Bulldogs Manager Joanne Gibson, who began the fundraiser, informed the Lancashire Post…
“Unfortunately Josh just isn’t residence and he’s had some setbacks. Had Protected worked, he might have flown home based business class costing £15,000, but if he wants a full ICU crew to fly him home they’ve quoted £168,000. Where are they expected to find that sort of money?”