American Robert Draper Dies in Cambodia of a Stroke After Racking Up a $3,000 Medical at Calmette Hospital
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Re: RE: Re: American Robert Draper Dies in Cambodia of a Stroke After Racking Up a $3,000 Medical at Calmette Hospital
General Mackevili wrote:Very true.LTO wrote:Yet Calmette still does take these people in, and treats them, and should be commended for it.
Seems like it could just be a matter of time until Calmette also starts turning people away unless they have have their insurance card with them upon check-in.
I guess the whole thing kind of irks me that his sister appears to be trying to raise $4,000 dollars to get his ashes back, meanwhile leaving an unpaid $3,000 bill with the hospital that tried to save his life.
The corpse must still be at calmette, so bills might have to be paid for release.
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Re: RE: Re: American Robert Draper Dies in Cambodia of a Stroke After Racking Up a $3,000 Medical at Calmette Hospital
Very good point.General Mackevili wrote:I guess the whole thing kind of irks me that his sister appears to be trying to raise $4,000 dollars to get his ashes back, meanwhile leaving an unpaid $3,000 bill with the hospital that tried to save his life.
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Re: RE: Re: American Robert Draper Dies in Cambodia of a Stroke After Racking Up a $3,000 Medical at Calmette Hospital
1/ I totally support Calmette and I think they should be paid for their good work.
2/As a cost comparison, here, in another recent case, the family and friends were raising £1000 to get the ashes home.
2/As a cost comparison, here, in another recent case, the family and friends were raising £1000 to get the ashes home.
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Re: American Robert Draper Dies in Cambodia of a Stroke After Racking Up a $3,000 Medical at Calmette Hospital
I read it as the now quoted $4000 comprises of $3000 hospital bill plus $1000 for c remation transportation cost to america.
How much do locals pay, i mean say if you forgo any buddhist ceremony, the cost of death certificate, cremation and some documention registering the ashes and urn as human remains?
How much do locals pay, i mean say if you forgo any buddhist ceremony, the cost of death certificate, cremation and some documention registering the ashes and urn as human remains?
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Re: RE: Re: American Robert Draper Dies in Cambodia of a Stroke After Racking Up a $3,000 Medical at Calmette Hospital
I hope you're right about that.StungTrengBooBarang wrote:I read it as the now quoted $4000 comprises of $3000 hospital bill plus $1000 for c remation transportation cost to america.
How much do locals pay, i mean say if you forgo any buddhist ceremony, the cost of death certificate, cremation and some documention registering the ashes and urn as human remains?
I just didn't think it would be that cheap for getting the body back.
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Re: American Robert Draper Dies in Cambodia of a Stroke After Racking Up a $3,000 Medical at Calmette Hospital
Well, upon further inspection, I think it's even more unclear about what money was used for what.
Either way, it seems they got his cremated body back and at some previous point before this post, the money that was already raised went towards his medical bills (didn't say how much).
Either way, it seems they got his cremated body back and at some previous point before this post, the money that was already raised went towards his medical bills (didn't say how much).
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Re: American Robert Draper Dies in Cambodia of a Stroke After Racking Up a $3,000 Medical at Calmette Hospital
I knew Bob and it was the main reason I now own expat health insurance. He was a character, not unlike most of the expats I meet in Cambodia. Too bad they didn't spread his ashes here and give the money to the young family he left behind, RIP Bob
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Condolences.aspensam wrote:I knew Bob and it was the main reason I now own expat health insurance. He was a character, not unlike most of the expats I meet in Cambodia. Too bad they didn't spread his ashes here and give the money to the young family he left behind, RIP Bob
Are we sure they are aware of his family here? It seems all too common for expats in Cambodia to have secret lives here that nobody back home knows about.
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Re: RE: Re: American Robert Draper Dies in Cambodia of a Stroke After Racking Up a $3,000 Medical at Calmette Hospital
I'm sure they knew. The family here was taking care of him .General Mackevili wrote:Condolences.aspensam wrote:I knew Bob and it was the main reason I now own expat health insurance. He was a character, not unlike most of the expats I meet in Cambodia. Too bad they didn't spread his ashes here and give the money to the young family he left behind, RIP Bob
Are we sure they are aware of his family here? It seems all too common for expats in Cambodia to have secret lives here that nobody back home knows about.
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Re: American Robert Draper Dies in Cambodia of a Stroke After Racking Up a $3,000 Medical at Calmette Hospital
since she already had his ashes in her possession, why still need to raise funds?
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