A young Thai w/ HIV+ with MDR TB NEEDS HELP!

[travelerjim]

A young Thai w/ HIV+ with MDR TB NEEDS HELP!


Dear Friends,

In followup to this OP by lovethai here on SGT...
gay-thailand-f9/help-advice-needed-please-t19970.html?hilit=Nop#p209831

Over the past month I have learned more about this
young 31 year old Thai man who is in desperate and urgent need
of medical care NOW!


On this Sawatdee Forum, a poster - lovethai - cried out for help!
...as he was at a loss for what to do and his Thai friend (not bf)
whom he took in from the streets when the man was sick with HIV+/AIDS...
now has developed more severe and threatening medical health problems.

I replied by pm to lovethai and arranged for the young man to meet with me, my bf, and Dr. Philippe to gain insight into his problems.

Dr. Philippe said he was surprised to see the Thai - that he was still alive -
as he had last seen him over 6 years ago and not heard from him since.
The good doctor added he believed the Thai now has MDR TB -
Multiple Drug Resistant TB.

It is a difficult and more costly form of TB to treat and that he would have to refer him to the government hospital in Chonburi - where Dr. Jureerat can possibly help him.

According to Dr. Philippe, he does not have the drugs needed in Pattaya to treat this form of TB, therefore the need for him to go to Chonburi...
Nor does he or HEARTT 2000 have the funds to help this young man.

My bf drove the Thai to Chonburi the following day. He met with
staff doctors there and they set up an appointment for him to see
Dr. Jureerat the following Wednesday in Chonburi.

In the meantime, the Thai DOES NOT have a Thai ID. A Major Problem!
The staff doctors told him to try and get it again.

The young man then traveled home to his village in hopes of getting a new Thai ID. But to no avail as he does not have standing to prove who he is.

As a young child, he was abandoned and put out into the streets to fend for himself... bounced around from place to place...and even was in Father Ray's Orphanage in Pattaya for several years.

Years ago, he met a farang who took him to Sweden for two years -
only to be abandoned again...and as he was on a forged Thai passport
he secured KhoSanRoad style in Bangkok...
he was in big trouble with Thai Immigration upon his return to Thailand.

He has been in the Pattaya scene and diagnosed with HIV+/AIDS for
at least 10 years. Once a very strong and active young man he now is a
shadow of himself of past...Getting weaker and the complications of his
MDR TB are threatening his life.

He met with Dr. Jureerat last Wednesday and she has set up tests
for him to take at Chonbuti Government Hospital next Monday September 6th at 8:00am. From the results of those tests to update his medical condition, a new treatment plan for him will be drawn.

However, Dr. Jureerat said HE MUST PAY FOR ALL his medical care and prescriptions.

HE HAS NO MONEY TO PAY...The farang who has provided ..and will continue to provide shelter and food for him off the streets
DOES NOT HAVE MONEY TO PAY.
He is at his limits as to what he can do.

But the farang friend is crying out for help,
as the young man is very sick!

Today, I have asked Thais4Life if they would help by administering any funds/donations received on behalf of the young man. They are considering my request to do so, to ensure that only his medical costs are paid for...plus bus fare to and from Chonburi from Bangkok - he lives near the new BKK airport.

I have told Wally at Thais4Life I will verify each baht spent on his medical care, with both detailed receipts and medical reports from the doctors caring for him.

RIGHT NOW...I AM JOINING LOVETHAI
IN CRYING OUT FOR HELP FOR THIS YOUNG MAN!

YOUR DONATIONS OF THAI BAHT ARE NEEDED NOW.
HE BEGINS ANEW WITH HIS MEDICAL CARE NEXT MONDAY - IN 2 DAYS...
AND FOLLOWING WILL BE A MEDICAL CARE PLAN FOR HIM.

Lovethai will pursue any and all leads again to seek out the Thai ID for this young man. With it, he will become eligible for the 30 baht Thai National health care plan.

I WILL MAKE SURE 100% OF ALL DONATIONS RECEIVED ARE SPENT ONLY ON HIS MEDICAL CARE AND BUS FARES TO AND FROM THE CHONBURI HOSPITAL.

UNTIL THE YOUNG MAN CAN GET A THAI ID CARD,
HE NEEDS OUR HELP NOW...MORE THAN EVER!

IF YOU CAN HELP, PLEASE PM ME...I CAN ARRANGE TO SEE YOU IF IN PATTAYA. OR I CAN GIVE YOU A BANK ACCOUNT IN WHICH YOU CAN DEPOSIT MONEY.

Also in the coming days I will ask invite friends in Pattaya and Bangkok to
volunteer to receive donations. I will post such information as it is known.

More information will be posted by me as it becomes known.

Thank you for your much needed replies... :love4:
on behalf of a young man in need.

TravelerJim

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[travelerjim]

Dear SGT Friends,

I posted the OP over on GT and GB's board yesterday,
as this board was on holiday. I am pleased to see SGT
back and here is an update I have posted last night.

Your support and donations are much needed NOW.
The Thai - Nop - sees Dr. Jureerat in 2 days - Monday
September 6th at 8:00am for tests and updated medical
care plan for him.

Further, ongoing tests and treatment will be necessary,
as will costly prescriptions for the MDR TB and HIV+ conditions.

Thank you!
tj
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Re: A young Thai w/ HIV+ with MDR TB NEEDS HELP!

Thanks fellas for your quick pm replies and donations:

.....I will pm you with specific donation information as it becomes available.
.....A PayPal account for donations is being arranged or newly set up.
.....A Thai bank account will be available for donations very soon.
.....I will contact 3 clubs in Jomtien, Sunee and Boyztown areas in the
coming days about point of contact for donations.
.....Will explore possible activity or events in Pattaya as benefit.

So much is in need of being done...your support and patience is welcomed.

First priority has been to:
.....determine the validity and needs of the Thai for medical care;
.....setting a medical care plan in place for him with Dr. Jureerat;
.....putting in motion the fund raising needs for his medical care;
.....further explore the HOW TO get him a Thai ID.

I will post more information as it becomes known.

Much needs to be done...
Thanks to you, we have started the journey together...
to give the young Thai renewed hope for life.

Thanks again,
tj

tj

[travelerjim]

Dear Friends,
Here is the Thai Bank Account for Donations:

Krung Thai Bank (KTB)
221-0-23657-6

This KTB account is in South Pattaya Branch
and the two signatures on the account are
Pattaya Male and TravelerJim.

My thanks to Pattaya Male for his willingness to again help.
Originally, we set this account up a year ago, as Executors for the GP,
to accept donations in Memory of The Gay Pattayan.

Now, this bank account will serve once again ...
in helping give a young Thai man renewed hope for life!

For those who do choose to deposit donations to this KTB account,
please pm me so I will know the source and amount you are depositing.
Donations will be kept anonymous...but PattayaMale and I need to know
for donation records we will be keeping.

Thanks for your caring kindness and donations. :love4:

tj

[travelerjim]

Post by fountainhall, on GT...
04 September 2010 - 12:44 PM, said:

tj - what is the name of the account?
This is useful for checking that deposits are being made to the correct account.

fh,

Krung Thai Bank
221-0-23657-6

Last Names on account are
Reuss and Miller

We both were the Executor's for The Gay Pattayan
and this account was set up a year ago after the GP died...
to receive donations for his university.

The account is still OPEN and both Executors are pleased to make
it available to receive donations for Nop - for his Medical Care only.

Thanks for caring...

tj

[travelerjim]

Thank you for your caring support...in reply to a donor...
here is a report of the young man's visit to hospital yesterday:

I have honored my pledge at Krung Thai Bank today.
I hope the contributions keep coming ...
"Save one life and you save the world".

Thank you Undaunted for your donation.
Much appreciated and so important!

The young man met with doctors at Chonburi Government Hospital
yesterday, Monday September 6th from 9:00am - 1:30pm.
He underwent a series of tests to include X-Rays and Blood tests.

My bf was there with him and from contributions, (our home is 10 minutes from the hospital) and he paid for the hospital bills for the day and gave the young man 200 baht, as agreed, for his bus fare to and from Chonburi.

My bf, an MBA student at Burapha University, will be liaison with the young man whenever he needs to see the doctors at the hospital or needs medical care...and he will pay the hospital bills for the medical care. No money is given to the young man - other than bus fare.

Full medical & tests results reports and receipts will be maintained
for the our records and accountability.

Another doctor's appointment has been set for him on Wednesday,
September 15th. Dr. Jureerat, who is Dr. Philippe's founding associate
in HEARTT 2000, will be coordinating his medical care. She is at the Chonburi Govt Hospital. Dr. Jureerat is out of the country this week, but she will be back next week.

Thanks again for your caring support.
More reports and updates on his medical care will be
posted/issued as known.

Hopefully, PayPal will be in place within a few days. The USA holiday weekend has delayed it. But today, Tuesday is back to work in USA.

TravelerJim

[travelerjim]

For those who to donate via PayPal...

From your PayPal account...
send your donation in US Dollars...
enter as...

Personal...Gift

To my e-mail:

jmiller161@hotmail.com

I will monitor the PayPal transactions.

Any funds donated will be used for the young man's medical care
and NO withdrawal fees from my account will be charged.
(I use AEON in Thailand to withdraw without the 150 baht service fee.)

Please confirm your donation by e-mail or pm to me,

Thank you for caring!

tj

[travelerjim]

Dear Friends,

Here is an update regarding donations to the medical care fund:

DONATIONS:
So far, there have been received or pledged 7 donations:

By transfer into the Krung Thai Bank KTB account:
2 donations ...5,000 Thai baht + 1,000 Thai baht

By PayPal account transfer:
2 donations ....US $50.00 + US $33.00
and 1 donation pending of 1,000 Thai Baht
(to be withdrawn and changed to US$ by the donor)

Pledges made:
1 pledge of US $100.00 to be made in Thai Baht by KTB transfer
upon donors arrival into Thailand late September.

1 donor wishing to donate in Pattaya - in process of making contact.

MEDICAL UPDATE:
The young man sees the doctor's at Chonburi Government Hospital next Wednesday September 15th for results of tests (x-rays & lab/blood tests taken on September 6th). At that time a medical plan will be proposed by Dr. Jureerat for Nop. It is expected that medications will be prescribed starting with this visit.

My bf is with Nop at each doctors visit to gather medical reports and pay the hospital bills. No money is given to Nop other than 200 Thai baht each time for his bus fare from Bangkok to Chonburi.

COSTS TO DATE:
The total costs for the first hospital visit of September 6th: 1,020 Thai baht.
220 THB for X-Rays
600 THB for Lab tests
200 THB for bus fare/Nop

THANKS AGAIN FOR CARING!
More donations will be needed, so please donate
...Using bank transfer in Thailand to KTB Bank
...Or with PayPal in US Dollars if donating from outside Thailand.
...Or by pm TravelerJim and I will meet you to receive your donation.

TravelerJim

[travelerjim]

Re: A young Thai w/ HIV+ with MDR TB NEEDS HELP!

Thank you friends, here is a brief report to update you regarding Nop.

The young man, Nop, saw Dr. Jureerat at Chonburi Government Hospital on Wednesday
September 15th. My Thai bf was with him and from donations, he paid the hospital bill for
laboratory tests and medications, plus 200 baht for Nop's bus fare, as per agreement with him.

Nop will again see Dr. Jureerat on Wednesday September 29th for further investigations, per Dr. Philippe, into Nops' medical condition. Especially regarding the TB issues which Dr. Philippe suspected earlier this month when Nop saw him.

The TB tests taken by Dr. Jureerat show NO present sign of TB, but both doctors Dr Jureerat and Dr. Philippe are questioning this finding. The further tests or investigations as Dr. Philippe calls them on Sept 29th will hopefully give the doctors added insight into Nop's medical condition.

Nop is to wear a surgical mask when around others as a precaution and was given medications to take by Dr. Jureerat. Those persons who have been in close contact with Nop over a period of time is encouraged to be tested for TB now.

Indeed he is very sick man and does have HIV+/AIDS.
He has lost weight per his friend Bob who has provided food & shelter for him.
Bob is NOT his bf.

I will e-mail added information as received from Dr. Philippe to donors to keep them up to date.

Thanks again to the caring donors and added funds will be needed. Please use either PayPal or bank transfer at Krung Thai Bank as posted messages above to make your donation.

The issue of the Thai ID card is being further explored. It may come to pass that he is not Thai. That has been discussed amongst us over the past month in great detail.

However, regardless of what his nationality is, he needs our help!

He is a HIV+/AIDS sufferer and has spent most, if not all, his life in Thailand and on the streets of Pattaya, in Bangkok, and in the Pattaya bar scene and Father Ray's Orphanages, according to his friend Bob. At 31 years of age, he deserves a chance at a better life for him ahead.

Some may ask? How did he go to Sweden?
Where he lived with a Swedish farang for two years before being cast out by the farang?
Simple, he had a Kho San Road forged Thai passport.

The bottom line is HE NEEDS HELP, has NO money and has NO one else to turn to for help.
More information as it becomes available.
Thank you!
tj