British woman Jenni Evans, 22, was riding pillion on a motorbike driven by her boyfriend on Koh Phangan on May 11 when the bike she was on crashed.
Her right leg was injured and she had travel insurance but was not covered for the bike accident.
Her family is now trying to raise GBP100,000 (THB4.4 million) for medical evacuation to fly her home in hopes of saving her leg, which is infected and in danger of requiring amputation.
She is currently in a government hospital on Koh Samui and her family are afraid she isn’t getting the treatment she needs since she is not insured, reported Yorkshire Post.
Her friends have set up an online crowdfunding page that has already raised GBP21,000 (THB938,000) from over 980 donors. Her mother said, “Jenni is incredibly exposed to infection and there is a real risk she could lose her leg. If the infection spreads it could be life-threatening. This is a terrible accident that could have happened to anyone.”
In a message on Facebook, Jenni said, “Thank you to everyone for their love and support, I am so overwhelmed. “You don’t realise how much it means to me, you are literally keeping me going. It was never my intention to have to look to anyone for help through this as I thought I would be covered by insurance but what a relief and morale boost it is to see how much you have been willing to help. I just feel speechless. Thank you again everyone, I cannot tell you how grateful I am.”
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