Phuket: Almost time for American George Harris to go home

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Almost time for George to go home
Naraporn Tuarob



PHUKET: -- After spending almost a year in Vachira Phuket Hospital, American George Byrdwell Harris Jr, severely disabled in a road accident in Kamala in August, 2012 looks like he may be be flying home next week.

It has taken work from many people – Vachira Phuket Hospital, the Tourist Police, the bank that holds George’s money, and representatives and wardens from the US Embassy and Warden – to pull it all together but now it seems that all the pieces are in place for George to be flown home to Dallas, Texas in an air ambulance.

The main stumbling block was money; although George had funds he was unable to withdraw them because of his disabilities. His mother, his next of kin, is very elderly and could not fly to Phuket to take care of this. She had to go to court to get papers valid in both the US and Thailand, appointing her as his representative and then appointing George’s brother Hal as her representative.

Pol Lt Ekkachai Kuru of the Phuket Tourist Police told The Phuket News, “We invited everyone involved in this case to get together to discuss a solution for sending George back home and everybody understands their part about what to do.

“Once everything is ready and the documents are prepared, then we’ll talk again about the next step and how to make [the money transaction] transparent”.

The Phuket News understands that the process of preparing the necessary documents is almost complete.

Methavee Maneesri of Vachira Hospital’s International Department said, “Now, our duty is to take care of the patient and prepare the documents as requested. Our objective is to get him home”.

“I have sent the documents to Quality Express Co, the company that will repatriate him. It will take a few days to arrange but the news is good: George will fly back to his home country very soon.”

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/almost-time-for-george-to-go-home-41267.php#news-alert


-- Phuket News 2013-08-08

[Suradit69]

Good luck to him and it's nice to hear of all the people working together for a positive outcome.

I can't imagine being in a hospital for a year. My last stay in hospital was for one night and that was one night too many.

[oxo1947]

Wow that is quite a dent in his head--- he must be a very lucky person to have come through that.

[belg]

one year in hospital? bill must run into the millions... one day already is 10.000 - 30.000 baht

[Emdog]

Wow. Who's fault was the accident (I know, I know... always farangs fault). If not his fault, insurance? None covered (I know, I know.... Thais don't carry insurance....). Good luck to him and his family.

[grumpyoldman]

Like the cigarette packs here, with every no helmet ticket the BIB's hand out a picture of this guy should be on the receipt.

Helmets and condoms, maybe not at the same time mind you but best you wear them.

[stevenl]

Wow. Who's fault was the accident (I know, I know... always farangs fault). If not his fault, insurance? None covered (I know, I know.... Thais don't carry insurance....). Good luck to him and his family.

No, accident was not his fault, and yes, the insurance of the guilty party paid up.

And no, it is not 'always the farang's fault', the only source for that are people claiming this without any justification to their claims.

[Merlindxb]

Fantastic News... after a year of.......

good Luck Bon Voyag, have a good life.

PS could you pick up Stu, his friends will pay!

http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Plea-cash-bring-home-brother-injured-Thai-crash/story-19941319-detail/story.html#ixzz2hy8a0pS2

just a thought "outside the box"

Kind Regards

Peter