16th Aug 2007
things are moving so fast now.
Doc over there has given the ok to bring Mum home. Doc over here has given the ok to bring mum home. Emirates have agreed to take Mum on board.
She will fly on a stretcher bed in economy class. She will be in a curtained off area.
Dad needs to fly business class as he's to tall for Economy.
They dont want dad with mum on the flight as they dont want his voice to keep her awake.
They want her to sleep as much as possible.
Im not sure how Dad will go in business class alone.
I may need to fly over again and travel back with Dad.
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Insurance team rang me last night to confirm that the flight has been booked. I wont say the date just yet but i will say that it's within 2 weeks..
She will be flying Emirates. Stop over at Dubai, where Mum would be removed from the plane, taken to a medical centre, cleaned, washed and then put on the next plane. Dad would stay with the medical team during all of this, but his seat will be in business class for the flight.
Air ambulance has also been booked and arranged to meet Mum and Dad at Sydney airport and then fly Mum to Dubbo.
Dubbo has been notified of arrival date.
Mum is going to Dubbo Base for assessment and a check over then it will be decided if she goes to Lourdes hospital for rehab of Wellington hospital while she recovers some more before rehab.
In 3 days the medical team will leave from here to fly over to the UK. They will take a day to rest then will go and see Mum and Dad at hospital and check Mums condition.
All of this is not set in stone. IF at any time they are not 100% satisfied that Mum is in good enough condition for the flight, all will be stopped for 48 hours
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24th Augist
Latest news.
Another scan was done on Mums brain to see how the bleed is.
The bleeding has stopped, which is good news, so they will start giving her the full dosage of the DVT drugs again. They don't envisage that they will have to operate on her brain to stop the bleeding now.
things are moving so fast now.
Doc over there has given the ok to bring Mum home. Doc over here has given the ok to bring mum home. Emirates have agreed to take Mum on board.
She will fly on a stretcher bed in economy class. She will be in a curtained off area.
Dad needs to fly business class as he's to tall for Economy.
They dont want dad with mum on the flight as they dont want his voice to keep her awake.
They want her to sleep as much as possible.
Im not sure how Dad will go in business class alone.
I may need to fly over again and travel back with Dad.
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Insurance team rang me last night to confirm that the flight has been booked. I wont say the date just yet but i will say that it's within 2 weeks..
She will be flying Emirates. Stop over at Dubai, where Mum would be removed from the plane, taken to a medical centre, cleaned, washed and then put on the next plane. Dad would stay with the medical team during all of this, but his seat will be in business class for the flight.
Air ambulance has also been booked and arranged to meet Mum and Dad at Sydney airport and then fly Mum to Dubbo.
Dubbo has been notified of arrival date.
Mum is going to Dubbo Base for assessment and a check over then it will be decided if she goes to Lourdes hospital for rehab of Wellington hospital while she recovers some more before rehab.
In 3 days the medical team will leave from here to fly over to the UK. They will take a day to rest then will go and see Mum and Dad at hospital and check Mums condition.
All of this is not set in stone. IF at any time they are not 100% satisfied that Mum is in good enough condition for the flight, all will be stopped for 48 hours
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24th Augist
Latest news.
Another scan was done on Mums brain to see how the bleed is.
The bleeding has stopped, which is good news, so they will start giving her the full dosage of the DVT drugs again. They don't envisage that they will have to operate on her brain to stop the bleeding now.
