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Headshot during one of many fevers |
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No sign of consciousness at this stage |
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Note all the tubes. Heart Rate Monitor on left, respirator on right |
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Very high heart rate at times - 160 beats per minute on this occasion |
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Note the bruising on both eyes from nose bridge fractures |
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Veronica looking understandably distraught |
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Broken left tibia and ankle |
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This time no fever, but not looking any better |
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Swollen hands from drip and bruise from seatbelt buckle. |
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Close up of left hip bruise. No broken bones, fortunately |
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Trying to pucker up. Conscious at the time of picture |
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Bottles of liquid extracted from left lung cavity |
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Bottle from right lung cavity (collapsed lung) |
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Another fever, this time after pneumonia set in |
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Numerous Thai cards explaining what medication is required and when |
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One of his more upbeat written communications |
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And the nurse's stern reprimand |
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The car plowed head-first into what we assume was a drainage ditch on the side of the road |
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Note how far back the driver side front wheel was pushed - must have been travelling around 100km/h at time of impact |
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Steering wheel buckled by momentum. No airbag |
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Fortunately the window opening was sufficient for the rescue team to remove him |
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Note center point of impact. Must have been from loose object on back seat |
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Neither of the doors could be opened |
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Front of car extended beyond reach of bonnet. Note how far back it sits currently. |
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A wave during a moment of high spirits. |
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Closeup of left ankle showing incision to repair the broken bone. |
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Incision in left knee to repair broken bone. |
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Another hand-written note demanding better food and drink. |
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The good-looking nurses at Thaksin hospital, on the day before he was transferred to Samui. |
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Putting on a brave face at Samui. |
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During a moment of one of frequent waves of pain. |
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The doctor allowed him to eat ice-cream, which I wasn't happy with. |
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His snoring at night is enough to wake the dead. Notice how gaunt he looks. |
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A nurse applying honey to his bed-sore. Notice how thin his thigh is. |
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Enjoying a beer in the baking afternoon sunshine. |
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The physiotherapist attaching electrodes to his knee and ankle. The pulses reduce pain and swelling. |
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His daily exercise routine |
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Emily, on the left, broke her foot, lost 4 teeth, and gashed her forehead in the accident. Her friend Josephine looks after her. |
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