An Australian trader is being evacuated from Bali today after a moped accident left him in a coma, leaving him with huge medical bills due to his failure to take out travel insurance.
Shane Ramsey, 30, had been visiting Bali for a close friend’s wedding and was riding a motorbike in Seminyak on Sunday when he crashed into a pole on the side of the road.
The 30-year-old man was rushed to hospital where he underwent brain surgery and has been in a coma ever since.
He was not wearing a helmet and did not have travel insurance, which would have cost him only about $50 a week.
His family has already paid $70,000 for him to undergo emergency neurosurgery, while his hospital bills are running at $9,000 a day.
Mr Ramsey will leave Kuta Hospital on Thursday to return home on a medical evacuation flight to Perth, which will cost about $150,000.
He and his family will leave the Indonesian island at around 11.30am and land in Western Australia shortly before 5pm.
Shane Ramsey is in a coma in a Bali hospital after a motorcycle accident. His mother, Catherine, is by his side.
An ambulance will meet them at the track and Mr Ramsay will be transferred to the intensive care unit at Royal Perth Hospital.
His mother, Catherine Ramsey, flew from Perth to be by her son’s side immediately after the accident.
She told the Daily Mail Australia that Mr Ramsey suffered three bleeds on the brain (which required surgery) and a skull fracture.
“He is currently in a stable condition, but the full extent of the damage to his brain is unknown at this time,” he said.
‘He is still in a coma and we will not know what the final outcome will be until a few days from now.
‘All I know is that the damage is extensive and we don’t know if he’ll come out of the coma or if he’ll have lasting problems.
‘We’re holding on, we just feel numb right now.’
Mr Ramsey was on his way to watch a UFC fight with friends when the accident occurred.
Her mother previously told Nine News she would sell the family home to pay her medical bills if necessary.
“I just want to take him home, we’re in a strange country,” he said.
The family of Perth carpenter Shane Ramsey (pictured) have revealed the horrific extent of his injuries after he crashed his moped while on holiday in Bali.
The young worker has been hospitalized since Sunday and his family says they do not know the full extent of his injuries.
Doctors are still unsure of the extent of the damage done to his brain.
Mr. Ramsey had plans to buy property when he returned home.
TO GoFundMe It was launched on Monday to help pay for Mr. Ramsey’s medical bills and his potential medevac home.
At the time of this publication, over $105,000 has been raised.
Mr Ramsey had just completed a three-year apprenticeship and was excited about the future that lay ahead.
The carpenter’s former boss also took to Facebook on Monday to raise awareness about the fundraiser.
He remembered running into his former apprentice a few weeks ago.
“You forget how fucking fragile life can be (and) how quickly everything can change,” she wrote.
Shane Ramsey was excited about his new career and dreamed of buying his own home.
