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Felicia Cedergren, 25, is in a coma after a moped accident on the island of Koh Samui in Thailand.
Now the family has gone there to try to get her home.
– Everything is terrible, it is so difficult to accept what happened, says Felicia’s mother Susanna Cedergren.
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Felicia Cedergren, 25, was on a long trip in Thailand. Last Sunday she had a serious accident on the Thai paradise island of Koh Samui.
After a day with friends and her boyfriend, she was on her way home in the rain. When she was going to cross the island on a moped, she got skidded and slid over to the other side of the road.
At the same time, another moped driver came from behind and tried to overtake Felicia and her crashed moped. During the overtaking, Felicia received a violent blow to the head, a blow that caused a cerebral hemorrhage, swelling of the brain and fractures in both the back and head.
Felicia’s mother Susanna Cedergren was at home in Sweden when the accident occurred.
– I received a message on messenger from her boyfriend’s mother who said that there had been a serious accident with Felicia. This set a lot of things in motion, we contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs but we only got help for self-help, so we decided to go down and arrived on Wednesday, says Susanna Cedergren.
On location in Thailand
Susanna was accompanied to Thailand by son Filip Cedergren and Felicia’s uncle Daniel Cedergren.
– Everything is terrible, it’s so hard to accept what happened and it’s terrible to see her like this, says Susanna Cedergren.
Now the family is fighting to bring Felicia home.
– We are constantly working around this and we do not give up, we want to get her home, that is our highest priority and we have the energy to work for it, says Daniel.
The person who drove Felicia has been questioned by the police and released without a report being drawn up. For a report, the family needs to do it themselves, but it is a last resort. They have contact with a lawyer on site and there may be a report if it is a way for them to get further help.
Appealing for help
The family’s greatest wish is to bring her home to Sweden, they have appealed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a letter for help, but received the answer that they cannot go into individual cases and therefore could not assist with any further help.
There is another possibility to bring Felicia home as early as next week, but whether it will work depends on a number of factors.
– We have been in contact with SOS International who say they can fly Felicia home as early as Wednesday or Thursday if everything looks good, says Daniel Cedergren.
– But it can also take two weeks because they may need to have a surgical procedure.
The family also does not know how much it may cost them. Felicia’s travel insurance had expired when the accident occurred. Her accident insurance does not cover the full hospital costs either. And mother Susanna’s various insurances have not been able to help.
The flight alone costs almost SEK 750,000 and for each day Felicia receives around-the-clock intensive care approximately SEK 50,000.
It has prompted the family to start one collection to raise money for the daughter’s trip home.
– It is going well and we have received help from some influencers who shared it on social media and we are extremely grateful to everyone who helped us, says Daniel.
While the family’s work continues to bring Felicia home, her own battle is ongoing in the hospital and according to forecasts from the doctors, it is going in the right direction.
– We see a doctor every day who shows how the development is progressing, how she has started to become responsive to touch and that she has started to react to pain. But even if it is progressing, they cannot say when or if she will wake up, says maternal uncle Daniel Cedergren.