report from People<\/a> says Danh suffered a \u201clife-threatening health decline\u201d on April 9, with several immediate symptoms including jaundice, vomiting, body aches and \u201cextreme\u201d hepatic encephalopathy. \u00a0After being hospitalized,\u00a0Danh\u2019s condition worsened, according to her husband \u2014 her kidneys are failing, and she\u2019s battling increasing intracranial pressure.<\/p>\nDanh\u2019s family told the magazine she had been placed on an emergency medical evacuation flight set to land in San Antonio Tuesday evening. The newlywed had been unable to be evacuated sooner due to her previously unstable condition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe flight is scheduled for Tuesday, April 21, and will require multiple stops along the way back to San Antonio,\u201d Gradl told People. He explained that \u201cthe flight is through\u00a0AirMed, which is being provided through HCA and is affiliated with her work, Methodist Hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n
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As of Wednesday morning, the GoFundMe for Danh had collected more than $177,000 of its $180,000 goal. The donations will go toward\u00a0Danh\u2019s hospital bills, her family\u2019s flights and \u201cany other urgent expenses.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Japan, hospital bills must be paid in full or treatments will be stopped, which adds another layer of stress to an already overwhelming situation,\u201d Ongmanchi explained in the fundraiser. \u201cEvery contribution will help ease the financial burden and give Sarah the best chance to heal and return home safely.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gradl and Danh\u2019s mother, Le Le, expressed gratitude to AirMed and Danh\u2019s employer\u00a0\u2014 Methodist Hospital Stone Oak\u00a0\u2014 for working with HCA Healthcare to organize Danh\u2019s flight home.<\/p>\n
Gradl and Le shared the following statement with People:<\/p>\n
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\u201cThank you to HCA Healthcare and Methodist Hospital for providing the medical flight home. That generosity means more to us than we can put into words.<\/p>\n
A huge thank you to the medical team in Japan\u00a0\u2014 the doctors and nurses who worked nonstop to keep Sarah stable up until evacuation. We\u2019ll never forget your care and dedication. To the AirMed team, thank you for moving so quickly and making everything come together when it mattered most. You made a real difference for us. We\u2019re also so thankful to the team in San Antonio for being ready and waiting for Sarah. Knowing she was going into such good hands brought us peace during a very uncertain time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014\u00a0Rhyma Castillo, staff writer for San Antonio Express-News, contributed to this report.<\/p>\n
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