After the intervention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Argentine tourists stranded in Thailand have a date back in the country

After two months of failure in Thailand, the retired couple will return to Argentina. Her vacation in Southeast Asia had become a nightmare when 73-year-old Mercedes Ema Albinatti suffered a stroke and was admitted to a clinic in Chiang Mai City. Despite the traveler's badistance, the coverage did not reach and accumulated $ 70,000 debt for medical services. Now, thanks to the intervention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs they already have a return flight date and could get a discount considerable in the bill.

Consulted by TN.com.arCarlos Alberto Mariscotti, husband of the patient, pointed out that the meeting between the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Embbady of Argentina in Thailand, Patricio Kingsland, and the director of the sanatorium That was the key to unlocking the conflict.

"We have a date of return, it will be next March 11"During this trip, Mercedes will be accompanied by a doctor, a nurse and an oxygen reserve.Once at Ezeiza airport, diplomats and an ambulance will be waiting for them.

Carlos pointed out that "The intervention of the people of the Embbady was a success"Thanks to the Kingsland meeting, the ultimatum of the clinic has been extended and they can now stay in the center until the date of the flight and allow the woman to continue the re-education exercises.

Since her hospitalization in early January until now, the couple had accumulated a debt of 70,000 US dollars. The sanatorium knowing they could not afford it, they are told that they had time until Monday to find a solution. Or they managed to find a way to pay for repatriation, which was $ 20,000 more, in addition to medical care, or they had to go to a public hospital in the area. This last option was unachievable because they knew that there were no beds available.

However, after the Kingsland meeting with the center director, they were able to get a withdrawal on the total bill. "The amount is not yet specified, before leaving, they will confirm," said Carlos. TN.com.ar. Although he is optimistic and expects this to be a significant figure, the costs exceed his financial situation.

In spite of the stress generated by this situation and the culture shock, the retired couple have a positive balance sheet. In particular, because the doctors treated them very well and told them thatThere will be no sequels of stroke, otherwise they will be minimal. "I just want to finish in Cabildo Avenue and Juramento," says Carlos more than 17,000 kilometers from his home in the Núñez district of Buenos Aires.