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landry:
Hey everyone,

One of the greatest things about living and working in Korea is how much the expat community supports each other, especially in times of need. If you can take a few minutes of your time to learn about a terrible event that has happened in Incheon, and give whatever you can afford, even if its just 5000 won, it would be greatly appreciated.

Andrew Markle is an ESL teacher currently working in Incheon South Korea. He has recently slipped into a coma and this group was created to raise funds for his mounting health care costs and eventual return to Canada.

앤드류 마클은 현재 대한민국 인천의 공립학교에서 ESL 을 가르치는 선생님입니다. 현재 코마상태에 있는 앤드류 선생님을 위해, 엄청난 진료비와 고향으로 돌아갈 수 있는 여비를 모금하고 있습니다.


Andrew has been working as an ESL for the Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education since September of 2010. He was enjoying his time in Korea and had just renewed his contract for a second year. On Thursday December 1st he returned home from meeting some friends and spent the remainder of the evening in his apartment. Upon waking up on Friday morning, he was experiencing a severe headache and called his school to let him know he was ill and wouldn’t be in that day.

The pain was getting progressively worse and Andrew felt a bump on the back of his head. He decided to call Richard Brizan, a friend and fellow teacher in Incheon. Richard immediately headed over to Andrew’s apartment and seeing how much pain he was in, called a Korean co-teacher who then made a call to 911 emergency services.

Unfortunately, Andrew’s condition quickly deteriorated and he passed out. A CAT scan at the hospital revealed a fractured skull and a brain hemorrhage. They immediately performed brain surgery but unfortunately he slipped into a coma and has remained that way since then. According to doctors, the severity of his brain trauma is Level 4 (5 being the most severe) so he would have died if Richard had not gone to his home immediately

His parents travelled to Korea as soon as they heard the news and have been in Incheon waiting for him to recover and hopefully bring him back to Canada for further care.

It will be several weeks before the doctor will even consider letting him fly and even at that it would most likely be in a stretcher in which case he would need to be accompanied by a nurse. The costs incurred from the surgery and keeping Andrew in ICU are quickly mounting, not to mention the costs of flying him home. These costs will not be covered by his National Health Insurance.

Richard will be speaking about this situation at an upcoming meeting of Incheon teachers Friday December 16th and has been taking donations from fellow Incheon teachers.

We’re hoping to spread the word as much as possible about Andrew’s situation in the hopes of gathering further donations to support Paul and Pauline Markle with the escalating costs of Andrew’s care.

Please pass this link along to family and friends and donations of any amount would be much appreciated.

Currently, Richard Brizan is handling donations so any donations can be deposited in his account:

Korean Exchange Bank (KEB)
Account Name: Richard Anthony Brizan
Account# 620-199015-685

We will also be setting up a paypal account in the next day or two and we’ll post that information as well

Again, any support is much appreciated and please keep Andrew in your prayers,
Thank you
Shane Finnie, Canadian Connection
esl@canconx.com

2010년 9월, 앤드류 마클은 한국에 와서 인천교육청 소속으로 영어를 가르치는 교사가 되었습니다. 한국에서 지내는 시간이 너무나 즐거웠고 보람찼던 그는 1년이 지나자 재계약을 하게 됩니다. 변함없이 매일매일 학교에 가서 학생들을 가르칩니다.
2011년 12월 1일 목요일. 퇴근 후 친구들을 만나고 집으로 돌아갑니다.
다음날 아침, 앤드류는 심한 두통에 결국 학교에 전화하여 도저히 출근을 할 수 없다고 합니다. 두통은 점점 더 심해지고 앤드류는 뒷머리에 커다란 혹이 생긴 것 같다고 생각합니다.
견디다 못해 친구인 리차드 (리차드 또한 인천에서 근무하는 영어교사입니다)에게 전화를 겁니다. 상황이 심상치않음을 느낀 리차드는 바로 앤드류의 집으로 달려가고, 결국 한국인 협력교사와 함께 급히 119를 부릅니다.
앤드류의 상태는 걷잡을 수 없이 악화되고 완전히 의식을 잃게 됩니다.
CAT촬영결과 엄청난 양의 뇌출혈과 함께 두개골 골절이 발견되었고, 즉시 집도된 뇌수술에도 불구하고 앤드류의 의식은 아직도 돌아오지 않고 있습니다.
의사의 말로는 만일 리차드가 앤드류의 집으로 바로 가서 119를 부르지 않았다면, 아마 앤드류는 죽었을 거라고 하는군요. 위험수치가 4등급이었다고 합니다.(5가 최악이구요)

비보를 접하자마자 한국으로 날아간 앤드류의 부모님은 지금 인천에 머물면서 앤드류가 어서 깨어나 집으로 함께 돌아갈 수 있기를 간절히 기다리고 있습니다.
얼마나 더 기다려야 할 지…
깨어난다 하더라도 비행을 견딜 수 있다는 진단이 나와야 하고, 아마 들것에 실려 간호원이 동행해야 할 확률이 높다고 합니다. 뇌수술비와 더불어 중환자실 비용은 눈더미처럼 불어나고 있습니다.
국민건강보험에 가입이 되어있지만, 이런 사안에는 보험으로 충당되는 부분이 정말 작습니다.
병원으로 앤드류를 옮긴 친구 리차드는 12월 16일, 인천원어민영어교사 회의에서 동료교사들에게 현재 앤드류가 처한 상황을 알리고 도움을 요청하려고 합니다.
많은 사람들이 앤드류의 소식을 알았으면 좋겠습니다. 그래서 눈물과 염려로 기나긴 하루하루를 보내고 있는 앤드류의 부모님과 앤드류에게 작은 도움이나마 건네줄 수 있었으면 좋겠습니다.
현재 리차드의 계좌로 성금을 모집하고 있습니다.

외환은행 / 계좌인: Richard Anthony Brizan /계좌번호: 620-199015-685
곧 페이팔 계정도 알려드리겠습니다.

한국 속담에 ‘십시일반’이라는 말이 있습니다. 여러사람이 힘을 보태면 한사람을 돕기는 쉽다는 뜻입니다.
머나먼 타국에 와 젊은 패기와 열정으로 사랑하는 아이들을 가르치던 청년을 기억하시고,
아주 작은 마음이라도 부디 함께 해주시기를 부탁드립니다.

Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/194462807312062/

jackdaniels:
Hi,
  Sorry to hear about your friend.
Which hospital is he in?

Frozencat99:
Perhaps we can have two topics 'stickied' to the top bar.

K:

--- Quote from: jackdaniels on December 17, 2011, 11:50:21 pm ---Hi,
  Sorry to hear about your friend.
Which hospital is he in?

--- End quote ---
He's currently at St Mary's Hospital located in Bupyeong.

http://maps.google.co.kr/maps?hl=ko&newwindow=1&client=firefox-a&hs=f6b&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=St+Mary%27s+hospital+Bupyeong&um=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&biw=1024&bih=630&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=vl

oculisorbis:

--- Quote from: landry on December 17, 2011, 09:51:15 pm ---On Thursday December 1st he returned home from meeting some friends and spent the remainder of the evening in his apartment. Upon waking up on Friday morning, he was experiencing a severe headache and called his school to let him know he was ill and wouldn’t be in that day.

The pain was getting progressively worse and Andrew felt a bump on the back of his head. He decided to call Richard Brizan, a friend and fellow teacher in Incheon. Richard immediately headed over to Andrew’s apartment and seeing how much pain he was in, called a Korean co-teacher who then made a call to 911 emergency services.

Unfortunately, Andrew’s condition quickly deteriorated and he passed out. A CAT scan at the hospital revealed a fractured skull and a brain hemorrhage.
--- End quote ---

Youre leaving out a fairly significant portion of the story.  It is highly unlikely that he met some friends, went home and then just woke up with a fractured skull.  Why not tell the whole story, or at least the part about the circumstances that led to his injury, or are you worried that people wont donate if they knew?

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