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  • Canadian woman died of mysterious illness in China

    Chinese hospital won't release body of Melfort woman to family until $250K bill paid

    Woman died of mysterious illness, says daughter

    By Emily Pasiuk, CBC News Posted: Feb 19, 2018 5:59 PM CT Last Updated: Feb 20, 2018 8:57 AM CT
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    Remi Garlock-Cisna remembers her mother as "very smart, very stubborn." Thirty-eight-year-old Alicia Garlock of Melfort, Sask., died overseas last week after a battle with a mysterious illness.
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    Garlock-Cisna said the doctors had many theories as to what caused her mom to be sick, but they never confirmed a reason for her death.

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    "They said that they thought it started off as pneumonia and that she caught some kind of influenza, a new strain, but they never actually figured it out."
    ...
    Garlock's hospital stay in China racked up a substantial medical bill: Garlock-Cisna estimates it's sitting at around $250,000.
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    Alicia Garlock of Melfort, Sask., died last week after a battle with a mysterious illness. She had been working as a teacher in China when she fell ill.
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    Apparently her body has been cremated in China.


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    "Her daughter, Remi Garlock-Cisna, confirms that thanks to a GoFundMe campaign, bank loans and other private donations, the family has paid the bill."


    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskat...paid-1.4556310


    Adding location in China:

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    "Now, Alicia Garlock?s family is trying to help her from a world away. Her brother Travis just returned froom Chengdu, China after visiting his sister."


    The nightmare of falling ill while travelling overseas has turned into reality for a Melfort woman who fell into a coma while working in China.

    Last edited by sharon sanders; March 19, 2018, 07:09 PM. Reason: added location

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