A Victoria woman, Danielle Kliaman, was enjoying a vacation in Thailand when her vacation was cut short by a tragic incident.
The 21-year-old was allegedly hit by a drunk driver while riding a scooter she rented in Koh Phangan.
According to Danielle’s older sister, Jessica Kliaman, her right foot was “severely mangled” and now requires immediate surgery to save her foot.
Jessica says that although Danielle did have insurance, the expenses for her surgery, airlifting her and getting her back to Canada are predicted to exceed $150,000.
“Danielle is currently in Koh Samui and needs to be airlifted to Bangkok to undergo surgery,” said Jessica.
“Time is of the essence and the situation is critical. Without immediate intervention, she risks losing her foot entirely.”
For the time being, in order to save Danielle’s foot, the family is paying out of pocket and hoping to recoup some of their massive costs.
For that reason, the Kliamans started a GoFundMe page to help them not go into massive debt in order to save Danielle’s foot.
“We are humbly asking for your support to help save Danielle’s foot and bring her safely home to us,” Jessica wrote.
“Your donations will go directly towards covering her medical expenses and ensuring that Danielle receives the necessary treatment to recover from this devastating accident.”
Jessica provided an update on Monday, April 15th in which she said that Danielle had been airlifted to Bangkok successfully and undergone her first surgery.
Unfortunately, Jessica says that at this time it is unclear if Danielle’s foot will be able to be saved or not.
She says that Danielle needs at least four more surgeries before she can fly home to Victoria.
Thus far, the fundraiser has raised over $27,000 of their $150,000 goal.
Find the GoFundMe for Danielle online here.
