The nightmare that the family Angela Agudothe young Valencian in a coma after suffering a serious motorcycle accident in Thailand, is about to end. Over the past month, they have waged a parallel battle for funds that would facilitate their faster return and, at the same time, tried to claim government aid that ultimately did not arrive. So, after experiencing the improvement necessary to be able to fly, the Spaniard returns home in a private medical plane -paid by the family- after the Government announced its refusal to repatriate her in one of the planes of the Armed Forces Medical Aeroevacuation Unit.
According to information provided by the EFE Agency, Angela left this Asian country last Tuesday in the company of her parents and a health team made up of a doctor, a nurse and three pilots. It should be noted that the young woman still in a comastable in severity, but that the improvement in terms of fever peaks and infections allowed him to fly on a plane with all possible medical guarantees.
Thus, the flight started on the island of Samui, where the accident occurred on October 6, and will stop at Dubai and Zurich before landing in Manises. After touching Spanish soil, the 24-year-old will continue her convalescence at La Fe University Hospital in Valencia.
As reported by ABC, the request to hire the services of a private medical plane came after the government refused to provide one of those that make up the fleet of the Medical Aeroevacuation Unit (UMAER). of the Air and Space Force. Decision transmitted by the Minister of Defense herself, Marguerite Roblesto the mayor of Godelleta, Amparo Pardo, in a telephone call in which he informed him that they did not have professional planes to send to Thailand “because everyone is on special mission to the Canary Islands”.
On this subject, the relatives disgraced the government “for refusing them any help” and stressed that “The tone used is by no means the most appropriate.“. “I don’t wish anyone to experience a situation like this, where pain and paperwork mix with the fear of losing a life,” they criticized, lamenting that “at least they would have liked to be able to advise them on the procedures, the choice of the most appropriate aircraft or medical equipment.
In just a few hours, Angela’s family raised just over 300,000 euros thanks to donations, i.e. more than 27,000. According to this newspaper, the amount received thanks to crowdfunding must be pay taxes almost 37%which could result in a figure exceeding 110,000 euros for gift tax.
In addition, they must also pay around 15,600 euros to the GoFundMe platform as compensation. commissions through the management of intermediaries between the beneficiary and the donors. Diego Argudo, Angela’s brother, confirmed that he would publish all the invoices for medical expenses and the hypothetical rental of the medical plane and that, in the event that it was paid by the government – which does not was not the case – the collection would be donated to a charitable cause.
