Help Damien in his fight for life!

Hi, my name is Fiona Horgan, my brother Damien was in a terrible motorbike accident in Vietnam, just over two weeks ago. He had been living in Vietnam for the past four years as an English language teacher. He catastrophically damaged the left side of his body, he has 11 badly broken ribs, had a ruptured spleen, which he needed to have removed, he has a broken collar bone and shoulder, he had a ruptured bronchus and collapsed lung which would not reinflate so has had to undergo more life-saving surgery for that in the last few days, he will need further surgery to stabilise his rib fractures once he is well enough. He is still critical, is ventilated on life support, on an ECMO machine to replace the function of his lungs and heart, on dialysis for kidney damage, as he is so unwell. He has recieved multiple units of blood, IV antibiotics, ect. Unfortunately he was just due to start a new job before his accident and his insurance was linked to his old job so he has no medical cover, so we as a family have being trying to cover the cost of his treatment, his stay in the ICU alone costs approximately €1000 a day, the ECMO machine which is keeping him alive is €7500, his surgery’s are costing a few thousand euro’s each time. Also as Damien is unconscious still, a family member HAS to stay near the hospital to consent for any medical procedures on his behalf, so there is the additional cost of flights and accommodation. Any donation big or small would make a massive difference to us, we as a family were hoping to cover the cost ourselves but it is just not sustainable as his recovery will take several months and we have already paid about €30,000 in the space of two weeks. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Damien’s amazing friends in Vietnam, who have also covered the cost of some medical bills and have been an absolutely massive support to Damien and our family since his accident. They have adopted us as their own, wiped away out tears, given much needed hugs, food and have translated for us also, we will never be able to do enough to show how appreciative we are. And also to thank the amazing medical staff who have worked tirelessly to keep him alive and give him the best chance of life against so many odds. Thanking you all from the bottom of our hearts, The Horgan Family xx