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DANIEL ER KOMMET HJEM 🇩🇰
Efter nogle af de længste og sværeste uger i vores liv er Daniel endelig kommet hjem til Danmark.
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Meet Daniel
Daniel has fought his whole life.
As a child, he had to find his way in a world that did not always understand him. In primary school, he was told that he would never be able to pass his exams.
But they did not know Daniel.
He kept going. He passed his exams, earned a bachelor’s degree from DTU and travelled to China to pursue a master’s degree in neuroscience – the study of the brain.
He had only one month left of his degree before he was due to return home to Denmark.
The accident
The accident
Shortly before he was due to return home, Daniel was seriously injured in a traffic accident in China. He suffered severe injuries and was admitted to intensive care.
His family travelled to China to be close to him, but they were only able to see him for brief moments when he was taken for examinations. They could not sit by his side, hold his hand or tell him that he was not alone.
His family now wants to bring Daniel safely home to Denmark, where he can be surrounded by people he knows and understands.
The journey home
The journey home
Daniel had taken out Danish travel insurance for the longest possible period of two years. Because his studies were extended slightly, the insurance expired just two weeks before the accident.
His Chinese health insurance covers parts of his treatment in China, but not the specialised medical transport to Denmark.
His family cannot finance the journey home alone. That is why the fundraiser was started.
The fundraiser has been approved by the Danish Fundraising Board (Indsamlingsnævnet).
Ducks for Daniel
Why am I holding a rubber duck?
The little yellow duck you are holding did not end up here by accident. It carries the story of Daniel – a young Dane who is now fighting the greatest battle of his life far from home.
Before the accident, Daniel was about to complete his master’s degree in neuroscience in China. He had talked about buying lots of small rubber ducks and leaving them around SDC and elsewhere as his own slightly unusual way of saying goodbye to China.
Daniel never had the chance to carry out the idea himself.
So his family decided to do it for him.
Daniel’s ducks are now being placed in Denmark, China and other places around the world. Every duck leads back to this website, where people can get to know Daniel, follow his journey and help carry his story forward.
Background to the fundraiser
The journey home
The fundraiser was started to help finance Daniel’s specialised medical transport from China to Denmark.
Daniel is now home in Denmark. Read the latest family update below.
Why the fundraiser began
Shortly before he was due to return home, Daniel was seriously injured in a traffic accident in China. He suffered severe injuries and was admitted to intensive care.
Daniel had taken out Danish travel insurance for the longest possible period of two years. Because his studies were extended slightly, the insurance expired just two weeks before the accident.
His Chinese health insurance covers parts of his treatment in China, but not the specialised medical transport to Denmark.
Bringing Daniel home requires specialised medical transport by air ambulance. It costs approximately DKK 1.5 million, which we as a family cannot finance on our own.
That is why the fundraiser was started.
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