Fundraising efforts, while much appreciated by family members, are so far falling short of what91裸聊视频檚 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 wife91裸聊视频檚 home and landed on his head, says his daughter, Lisa Robson.

Emergency surgery saved Treacher91裸聊视频檚 life, but his recovery has been slow going in a government hospital in Thailand, Robson said. Her father can barely communicate and still can91裸聊视频檛 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 it91裸聊视频檚 not going to be easy. Robson said a doctor told her that if her dad91裸聊视频檚 recovery progresses, he could handle a first-class flight back with a nurse or two by his side.

91裸聊视频淏ut he has to be off being tube-fed for that to happen and he91裸聊视频檚 not even breathing on his own,91裸聊视频� 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.

91裸聊视频淚f the government paid for everybody to get home, nobody would get insurance, we totally understand that91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� Robson said. 91裸聊视频淵ou91裸聊视频檝e got to roll with the punches when you91裸聊视频檙e in somebody else91裸聊视频檚 country which is difficult to do at times.91裸聊视频�

She said it91裸聊视频檚 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 won91裸聊视频檛 get that far. It91裸聊视频檚 hard to ask for help, Robson said, but knows that91裸聊视频檚 what it will take.

91裸聊视频淓verybody makes mistakes,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淭rust me, I spent the first little while being very angry at him, wishing he had insurance.91裸聊视频�

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