Father of doctor in coma finds buyer for house to cope with expenses

By The Nation

 

 

The elderly father, who intended to sell his Bangkok home for Bt2.5 million to fund the long-term care of his 26-year-old doctor daughter who is in a coma, has managed to find a buyer, according to Medical Council of Thailand deputy secretary-general Dr Ittaporn Kanacharoen.

 

The person who agreed to buy the house in Klong Sam Wa district from widower Narin Manakasetthan did so without even checking the house condition. The property transfer would take place later this week, Ittaporn quoted Narain as saying after their recent phone conversation. 

 

He said Narin would like to thank people who offered to donate money to the family but he would decline them as he believed he manage the expenses.

 

Narin's daughter, Dr Chanoksuda Manakasetthan, sustained serious injuries after her sedan collided with a bus in Phayao province’s Jun district on January 6. She is currently in the intensive care unit at Chiang Mai's Maharat Hospital. 

 

Narin said he was aware that his daughter had suffered a serious brain injury but he still hoped a miracle would wake her and enable her to recover.

 

Although it wasn't yet clear what had caused Chanoksuda's crash, Ittaporn raised concerns over the high death rate of doctors aged under 30. He said these new graduates had to drive their cars home at night after long hours at work, and they were most at risk of dozing off behind the wheel.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30311796

 

 

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Good news for him, hope his daughter gets the best help available.

  

Why the insurance does not cover her medical bills?Hope that she can improve from the medical treatment.

The final paragraph of the report is very disturbing. The father suggests that his daughter MIGHT have been to blame by falling asleep behind the wheel. Why is it that Thais continue to drive when they are sleepy? We read of them falling asleep while driving on an almost daily basis. I had one crash outside my house. He was going so fast he actually took off and sailed through the top of a tree before landing backwards in the yard of a house opposite, missing the building by a couple of metres. What made it worse for him was that his insurance had expired the day before. Two people my wife knows died when they had been driving all night and left the road and were burned alive in the car.

22 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Narin said he was aware that his daughter had suffered a serious brain injury but he still hoped a miracle would wake her and enable her to recover.

May God grant your wishes

I admire the man's determination to provide for his daughter himself - no handouts, no begging, no expectation that others should foot his bill. 

I sincerely hope she pulls through some day. 

23 hours ago, rooster59 said:

He said Narin would like to thank people who offered to donate money to the family but he would decline them as he believed he manage the expenses.

And the most honorable award of the week goes to...... its a shame he has to sell his house there are moments in ones life when they should side step pride. 

if she was in training it is common to work 24-36 hours without sleep.  the safer thing to do is sleep in one of the hospital staff rooms.

1 hour ago, Bangkok Barry said:

The father suggests that his daughter MIGHT have been to blame by falling asleep behind the wheel

Whilst it doesn't change the point you are making it was not in fact the father that suggested this.

2 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

The final paragraph of the report is very disturbing. The father suggests that his daughter MIGHT have been to blame by falling asleep behind the wheel. Why is it that Thais continue to drive when they are sleepy? We read of them falling asleep while driving on an almost daily basis. I had one crash outside my house. He was going so fast he actually took off and sailed through the top of a tree before landing backwards in the yard of a house opposite, missing the building by a couple of metres. What made it worse for him was that his insurance had expired the day before. Two people my wife knows died when they had been driving all night and left the road and were burned alive in the car.

Maybe because she wanted to go home and sleep in a real bed? after working 12 hours a days for  6 days a week and driving back home for another hour on a dark road?Its not impossible she fell asleep but i still wonder about the insurance not cover the bills.

3 hours ago, atyclb said:

if she was in training it is common to work 24-36 hours without sleep.  the safer thing to do is sleep in one of the hospital staff rooms.

As much as I think your right try and tell young people something today that makes sense. The are shrouded in a cloak of invincibility. Every so often life comes a long as in this case and proves them wrong.