Blind Elderly Man Abandoned at Temple Begs Family Return
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An 81-year-old man named Sawat Luan-dee, blind in both eyes and suffering from a suspected cancerous wound on his right ear plus convulsions, has been staying at Wat Pa Si Phairojn in Pak Thong Chai district, Nakhon Ratchasima, for about three months. He initially moved in during the Buddhist Lent period as a longtime friend of the abbot, Phra Rungroj Amaro, but his health has since deteriorated sharply.
The abbot said he repeatedly contacted Sawat's daughter and brother to ask them to take him back for treatment, but they refused or stopped responding. Some calls were answered with promises to arrange things later, then contact was cut off and numbers blocked. Because Sawat needs a relative to consent to medical procedures, his treatment has stalled.
The temple has only one resident monk and no budget for long-term patient care. It now hires a caregiver for 300 baht a day, but funds are running out. Sawat, weeping during an interview, said he misses his children deeply and wants to go home. His caregiver, 38-year-old Saifon Thana-sewi, who has been helping for three months and takes him to hospital visits, echoed the plea, noting she cannot legally authorize treatment. Both the abbot and the caregiver urge the family to return and ask relevant agencies to intervene so Sawat can receive proper care and reunite with his family.
