The Brackett Foundation
enote 16 March 1, 2005
Introduction
It is morning in Chiang Mai, the air is pleasantly cool as it waits the blazing sun, and we are comfortably situated in a hotel in the tourist section of this charming city. I am recovering from a bout with food poisoning suffered in Mae Sot. The attack began suddenly at ten am and cramps were so severe that Liz and our friend Tip took me to a hospital. Two hospitals, numerous blood tests, IVs, six X-rays, a failed electrocardiogram, and twelve hours later, I succumbed to fatigue and fell asleep. Two hours later I was awakened from a deep sleep by a doctor, and realized all the pain was gone. The simple comfort of remembered but passed pain was joy itself.
You might be interested to know that the whole bill for six doctors, two hospitals, private rooms, medication, tests and X-rays was about 5.600 baht or less than $150. That’s full price without insurance of any kind. Those of you who might be thinking that Thailand could be worthwhile for some medical service should be aware that Liz found out as she planned to leave me for her hotel, hospital policy requires that every patient be accompanied 24 hours a day by a close friend or family member. Liz slept on a couch in my room.
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to include four classes: KGA, KGB, grade 1 and grade 2. Saw Didi and Chu
Paw started the school. Both men are from families who lived in the area,
and were students of ours at Gray Tah. As the school grew they were joined
by two young women teachers from further inside Burma. Because the school
resides in an area controlled by government forces, we could not visit the
school directly so the teachers and school committee came to Mae Salit to
give their report and plan for next year. The picture shows Saw Didi on
the left, Chu Paw on the right, and the two new teachers.