What would be a dream vacation in Thailand together with his girlfriend have been a Real hell to Luis Sánchez from Oviedo, a 28-year-old civil servant in Valencia. The Asturian and his friend had been enjoying the Asian country for more than a week he had a terrible motorcycle accident in which Ángela Agudo, who is 24 years old and comes from the Valencian city of Godelleta, was seriously injured. The girl suffered a fractured skull due to the force as well He was admitted to the ICU at a hospital on the island of Ko Samui in induced coma and brain damage. His condition is very serious, so Luis Sánchez and his friend’s family “want” to bring him to Spain to try to save his life and bring him back from a country where hospital costs exceed 5,000 euros a day. “We need help immediately. We are talking about a person’s life,” pleads Oviedo’s husband, who is in Asturias to recover from his injuries. “I break my hand, elbow and other injuries, but the important thing is him,” insists Oviedo’s father.
The girl’s family is devastated. The family’s travel insurance only covers 75,000 euros for medical expenses and is running out of money.. Luis Sánchez said: “He had to undergo two operations and each operation cost 20,000 euros. “Time is against us. We have done the calculations and we have four days of medical treatment left,” added Diego Agudo in an interview with LANUNE ESPAÑA. While in Valencia he wanders around Rome and Santiago trying to earn money and save Angela’s life. In fact, the family has opened an account for all those who want to help them. The number is this: ES87 2100 7399 6402 0011 6389. “We have asked the government to help us through the embassy, but the answer is that there are many cases like this all over the world and they are doing everything. he can but we can’t stand up,” says Diego Agudo. “He is currently in a private hospital with a good team of neurosurgeons and We do not know when he will return to Spain. because it is still very difficult and the journey is very long,” says the girl’s brother in despair.” “When a medical flight is needed, it costs 250,000 euros,” adds Luis Sánchez.
A poster from Ángel Aguado’s family asking for financial aid. /LNE
The accident happened on the night of October 6 on the island of Ko Tao. Luis and Ángela had three days of vacation left and They were returning to the hotel after dinner. “We had rented a motorbike around the island. This time he was driving and we were very close to the hotel. In fact, the accident was on a very high mountain near the entrance. It was raining, it was night and the roads were not well lit there. We got out of the street and were let out,” says Luis Sánchez from Oviedo. “There were stones on the side of the road, so it is possible that he hit one of the stones on his head,” he added. They were both wearing a small helmet, but the protection was not enough and the girl was unconscious from the first time. “I asked for help as soon as I could, it was dangerous.“says the Asturian.
Angela was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Ko Tao, but due to the severity of her injuries, the doctors decided to transfer her to Ko Samui because they did not have enough resources to help her. “He was taken on a speed boat to the government hospital where he underwent emergency surgery for the first time.“says her brother Diego. Later Angela was sent to the place where she is now, a hospital in Bangkok, a bigger one with more facilities. “There the neurosurgeon told us that the brain was swelling and it was pressing on the skull. therefore he had to have another operation. Now she is still in high gravity, if everything goes well the recovery will be slow, “explains Diego Agudo, who only has words of love for Luis Sánchez. “He did everything he could for my sister in Thailand and he continues to do so now even though he is also injured and his head does not stop spinning,” he says.
Both Diego and his parents flew to Thailand the day after the accident. “It was a two-day trip because we had to stop in Bangkok and there were no flights to Ko Samui. It was annoying,” he says. He returned to Spain, but his parents are still there with their daughter. “None of them have a clue of English, much less Thai. They have to use Google Translate to read the medical reports that are given daily. We need help urgently. We need money and we need money and we need help. We need to save my sister, ” insists Diego Agudo. “I just hope that he recovers and that everything is going well. We are all disappointed,” emphasizes Ángela’s Asturian boyfriend.
