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issue 3 27 1 May 2015
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hua hin, THAILAND As we write this, Richard Sabin, a well known and well liked resident expat of Hua Hin, is in critical condition at the Bangkok Christian Hospital. He has had two operations to deal with a burst oesophagus, is suffering with DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) and now his kidneys are failing. Close friends took him to a Hua Hin hospital where he had the first of his operations, but the decision was quickly taken to move him to Bangkok, where he had the second. Richard’s daughters are now with him, but the hospital bills are mounting daily, and they are now appealing for help, as sadly Richard has no insurance, and they are struggling to pay any more, having already spent about £20,000. If there is anybody out there who is able to help financially, please contact Emma and Pollyanna on emmasabin@gmail.com. Richard turned 70 just two weeks ago, but has fallen into the health trap suffered by many UK expats, thinking that they could return home and be treated free if they ever needed it and not need insurance; but his condition deteriorated so rapidly that this was never a possibility. We urge all our readers to make suitable insurance arrangements, preferably with one of the three businesses advertising in this issue, so as to avoid the financial pitfall now facing Richard and his family. Richard is a good, no nonsense Yorkshireman, and all of us here at AWOL are hoping he can pull through.
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