Saturday, January 3, 2009

A Major Concern in Thailand

TJ and Chip (his younger son) are at the Bangkok airport right now where TJ may have had a seizure on the plane, and the were subsequently deplaned.

The details are scarce for me at the moment, but TJ did black out on the plane, possibly due to low blood pressure (which can look like a seizure without actually being one). The airport medical staff are checking him out right now and giving him a IV flush in order to make sure he is hydrated.

I'll update as soon as I know more. Thankfully Thailand is one of the better places in Asia to have something like this happen. With travel health insurance it is common to have a plan in place to medivac someone out of another country, such as China, to Thailand.

P.S. (6:08CST) TJ is conscious and does not appear to be in a serious condition at this moment. But, again, the info is coming through slowly. Thank God for international cell phones!

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