The situation of the Agudo family is desperate. parents and brother Angelathe 24-year-old girl who suffered an accident in Thailand and who remains in a coma on the island of Ko Samui, are crying out for help from the Government. Added to the serious situation of the girl, who has already undergone two brain interventions, are the high hospitalization costs and possible transfer to Spain. To return home, you still have to wait two weeks for your medical situation to be more stable and would require a medicalized plane.
The Valencian, born in Godelleta, suffered a motorcycle accident on the 6th during his vacation when he returned to his hotel in Ko Tao with his partner, Jesús. “According to what he told us, it had rained and the ground was wet. When there were barely 40 meters left to reach the hotel they lost control of the motorcycle on a steep slope. They fell and Angela hit her head. He was unconscious at once“, he tells 20 minutes Diego Agudo, brother of the young woman.
The doctor told us that we had to do a life-or-death intervention because the brain was swelling.
After being transferred by boat to Koh Samui Provincial Hospital, where her skull was reconstructed, the family decided to take her to a center specialized in neurosurgery, Bangkok Hospital. “The doctor told us that we had to do a life or death intervention because the brain was swelling and putting pressure on the skull. Furthermore, they did not have A- blood (only 7% of the population has it), so they told us that they would use a blood-saving technique. The operation went well and remains in a coma, but stable“, he says.
The Valencian, who returned from Thailand a few days ago since the whole family traveled immediately due to Angela’s serious condition, has opened an account and a crowdfunding to get money for hospitalization. Ángela had medical insurance, but it only covered 75,000 euros. For a day in the ICU the family is paying about 5,000 eurosthat is if she does not have to undergo surgery, like this Wednesday, when she underwent a tracheotomy to see if she could breathe on her own without the need for intubation. “The Minister of Defense said that the Government would never abandon any Spaniard outside. We ask you to help us get a plane with medical personnel“Diego begs.
“I know he will come back”
“We have got money so I can stay these days in the hospital until she is transferred to Spain,” acknowledges the young man, who this Wednesday already had around 160,000 euros on the website where collective financing was launched. “Seeing my sister in these conditions is very hard, although I all we have to do is transmit force and be together until the end so that Angela can be the same as always,” he says. “She is the strongest in the family and I know she will return“he adds.
For us, any help is a lot, but above all we want this message to reach the Government
With the help of lawyers and Álex, the Basque repatriated in April after falling ill in Thailandthe family has become in contact with all the media and also with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the consulate, which has also visited the parents in the country. In this sense, from the portfolio led by Jose Manuel Albares have confirmed to 20 minutes that they are aware of the situation, that their functions are limited to “consular help” and that everything else “is a matter of insurance.”
“We want no one to forget Angela. If someone from the Government puts themselves in our shoes, I think they will help us. I hope this story reaches your ears,” says Diego with concern. Since they made their situation known, the family has received a lot of support, such as from the mayor of Godelleta. “Everyone is spreading and sharing what has happened to us. and in the end that is what it is about, that it reaches everywhere and that everyone can contribute their small grain of sand,” says Diego. “For us any help is a lotbut above all we want this message to reach the Government,” he reiterates.
Right now I would tell her that I love her very much, that she is going to be the same as always: a warrior, a fighter…
Thus, Diego shows that his sister, who loves to travel and learn about new cultures, has the dream of being a great lawyer and that she works for this and pays for her studies. “He really wants to live,” he says. “Right now I would tell her that I love her very much, that She is going to be the same as always: a warrior, a fighter…“, sentence.
