Argentina blocked in Thailand after a stroke: the Embassy will negotiate a debt reduction with the clinic

"I just want to finish Avenue Cabildo y Juramento," said Carlos Alberto Mariscotti of Thailand. TN.com.ar. A few blocks from this corner of Buenos Aires, Belgrano lives with his wife, 73-year-old Mercedes Ema Albinatti. But a month and a half ago, this retired couple is stuck in the city of Chiang Mai.

On vacation in Southeast Asia, she suffered a stroke at the hotel and since then she has been interned in a private clinic. Out of danger and in full rehabilitation, accumulates $ 70,000 in debt from the health center and needs an additional $ 20,000 to pay for the return flight with medical badistance. With the intervention of the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs these days could come to a solution.

The nightmare of this marriage could end this Tuesday. The clinic, of the highest level, gave them until this week as an ultimatum to settle their debt and leave.

Even though both they had hired the badistance of a traveler, which they bought before starting their vacation in Southeast Asia, this service had a cap of 60,000 USD for the Mercedes cover. Nevertheless, this amount proved to be insufficient: the total bill amounts to 130 000 USD, not counting the return plane, in which they must travel with oxygen, a doctor and a nurse.

Without the economic resources to pay the debt, this retired couple is desperate. While their family and friends helped them advocate for fundraising, Argentine diplomatic badistance This could unlock the conflict.

Consulted by this means, Carlos said he received on Friday the appeal of Ambbadador Luis María Sobrón, of the Consular Affairs Bureau, who had announced to him that the head of the foreign affairs service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had been informed that Embbady of Argentina in Thailand, Patricio Kingsland, would visit Chiang Mai. .

"He (for Kingsland) will meet me to fully understand our situation. put in place a strategy and an offer to present it to the clinic"explained Mercedes' husband to TN.com.ar. The next step will be an appointment with the director of the health center. "He will negotiate two things, one is debt for medical services, $ 70,000, and the other, repatriation, which represents an additional $ 20,000," he added. .

One of the most optimistic scenarios for this marriage is that, thanks to this diplomatic intervention, the clinic accept a discount considerable in the bill. Carlos, so far, has managed to raise $ 10,000.

With many expectations for this key meeting with the hospital, he announces the news to his wife. "Mercedes knows everything," he said. With regard to his improvement after the LCA, he stressed that She is already walking alone, eating without problems and doing all the rehabilitation exercises.

Despite the culture shock and communication difficulties with the medical staff, Carlos stated that they were receiving first-rate care and that they had a very loving relationship with them. And in the midst of all the bureaucratic and financial hurdles to get home, This makes a positive badessment. "My wife will not be left with consequences and if she does, they will be minimal," he said with relief.