Grandma in Coma in China Needs Air Ambulance

0:00It's March 28th. This is Vancouver News Today. Local news powered by AI. A 78-year-old grandma from Burnaby, British Columbia, named Lillia of Utova, is stuck in a coma in Kunming, China after a stroke hitter. During a family reunion trip, she landed there on March 4th with her 79-year-old husband. But just two days later, a cerebral hemorrhage sideline her plans to visit. Her Xinjiang birthplace. She's been in an induced coma in a local hospital since March 8th, and her family can't swing the hundreds of thousands needed for an air ambulance. Back home. Doctors are tough to communicate with due to language issues, so the family leans on Google Translate for updates. A cheaper stretcher flight on a commercial plane runs about $108,800, but it's risky with the brain. Bleed altitude pressure could make things worse. Her kids have tapped their savings but the retire parents live frugal, and funds are drying up fast. Dr. Elena Lantane shared how heartbreaking it is seeing her mom hooked up to machines,

1:03not knowing if she'll pull through. Lillia is the type who charms everyone, brewing tea for guests, and winning over her grandkids, who call her a babushka. This was meant to be her final trip to reconnect with Chinese relatives after years apart. Lately, there's a glimmer of hope. Lillia briefly opened her eyes and moved her hand. Her family doctor advises waiting one or two months for the bleeding to reabsorb, then shifting her to rehab before travel. Elena's playing grandkids videos by her bed to keep spirits up. Canadians are stepping up big time through a gulf on me that's pulled in over $16,000, nearly 70% to go. It's a testament to that unbreakable human spirit, giving the family real shot at bringing babushka home safe.