The Sydney Morning Herald has recently published an article about a British boy living in Australia, suffering some kind of autism, unable to travel back home. Being honest, that’s not the true story…
Take a read:
Argentinean boy 'too scared to travel' home from Australia
April 20, 2009
An Argentinean traveler with some form of reality fear is stranded in Australia because he is too scared to travel home to Buenos Aires.
Tomas Hoffmann moved to Sydney in June 2008 to start a new life but decided to return recently because he didn’t find the kind of job he was looking for. But 25-year-old Tomas, who has been diagnosed with Reality fear syndrome, is still in Sydney with his mates because he has panic attacks about travelling. He has tried three times to return to Argentina, where his relatives and freinds are waiting, but has failed each time.
"I'm worried sick," his father told The Sun newspaper on Monday.
"Tomas won't fly and our effort to get him home by boat failed miserably. My wife was sobbing hysterically when she found out he got off the ship last time.
"We had used all our savings to pay STG7,500 ($A15,293.64) for a two-month cruise from Sydney to Argentina as Tomas said he would go back under those terms.
"But when he got on the ship he suffered a panic attack and freaked out. The ship's doctor saw him and said he couldn't travel."
Tomas made the original trip to Australia after suffering a reality fear. He realized things where not working out as he expected and he was not happy about it, so he took a drastic decision. Now he found himself in paradise but with no career path. Even though, two attempts at getting him on a plane to fly back to Argentina have failed.
The first attempt resulted in Thomas refusing to board, while on the second he jumped out of his seat and started screaming as the plane taxied along the airport runway. Mr Hoffmann said the family had been advised to pay for a doctor to fly business class with Tomas and give him sedatives during the trip.
"The cost is enormous and we don't have the money," Mr Hoffmann said.
"Our only glimmer of hope is that some airline will take pity on us and help.
Faked news on SMH: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/british-boy-too-scared-to-travel-home-from-australia-20090420-acj0.html
Diario, Diario, Diario... noticias turchas!
El Sydney Morning Herald publicó hoy una nota sobre un joven Británico residente en Australia, que sufre de un extraño tipo de autismo que le imposibilita regresar a su hogar. Siendo sinceros… esa no es la verdad de la milanesa…
Lean:
Joven Argentino "asustado" de volver a su pais
Abril 20, 2009
Tomas Hoffmann emprendió su viaje a Sydney en Junio del 2008 con el fin de iniciar una nueva vida. Debido a una serie de inconvenientes relacionados con sus opciones laborales y visado el joven de 25 años decidió emprender el viaje de regreso. A pesar de sus intenciones Tomas se encuentra varado en Sydney saliendo con amigos debido a que sufre de “Choque de Realidad”, un trastorno que están comenzando a experimentar varios viajeros de la generación X. Los intentos de regresar a la argentina ya fueron 3, pero aun no ha conseguido superar “Choque a la Realidad” para regresar a los brazos de familiares y amigos.
“Estoy sumamente preocupado” comento su padre al periódico The Sun el pasado lunes.
“Tomas está imposibilitado a volar y nuestros intentos para que regrese por barco han fallado. Mi esposa se puso histérica cuando se entero que nuestro hijo se bajo del barco la última vez”
“Gastamos todos nuestros ahorros para pagar STG 7.500 ($A15,293.64) un crucero que en dos meses traería a Tomas de Sydney a Buenos Aires. Tomas asintió en que no se bajaría del barco”
“Cuando se subió al navío sufrió un ataque de pánico y se puso como loco. El médico que lo trato abordo dijo que bajo esas condiciones no era recomendable que viaje.”
Durante el primer intento Tomas se rehusó a abordar la nave. En el segundo intento, luego de haber abordado y haberse sentado en su asiento comenzó a saltar y a gritar desaforadamente ante todo el personal. Los expertos en este tipo de trastornos le han recomendado al Sr. Hoffmann que si hijo viaje junto a un doctor que pueda tratar a su hijo durante el viaje. Al mismo tiempo le encomendaron que el joven viaje en business class para estar más confortable.
“Nuestra única esperanza es que alguna aerolínea se compadezca de nuestra situación y nos de una mano”
Noticia trucha en SMH: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/british-boy-too-scared-to-travel-home-from-australia-20090420-acj0.html
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