Chris Maynard the ex-Royal Marine from London who was hospitalized while running from Chiang Mai to Hua Hin this week has apologized to the Thai people.
He has been called the spirited man “a Briton with a Thai heart” in a media headline.
Chris, 37, and his family and friends are doing a run to raise money for a new building at Sirirat Hospital in Bangkok where the departed monarch spent the last few years of his life.
But earlier this week Chris collapsed from dehydration and swollen joints and had to be admitted to Kamphaeng Phet hospital where doctors have kept him on a drip and given him medication for several days.
He had completed 330 kilometers of a 900 kilometre run that the party had hoped to complete in Hua Hin after 14 days by October 25th.
His wife reported on the “Cathy Mee” Facebook page that Chris was feeling much better and was awaiting permission from doctors to leave his bed. There are hopes that he could continue on his journey this morning if given the go-ahead following blood test results.
Chris apologized to the Thai people for not sticking to the schedule but said that he would complete the journey come what may – even if he has to walk the remaining 670 kilometres.
Still in bed, he showed an image of the great king as he promised to complete the journey in the name of the great Rama IX.
His wife thanked the people of Kamphaeng Phet for their contributions to the fundraising and said that donations could still be brought to the hospital.
(Source:TNews)