"According to Pairat, the brother said his sister had been bedridden for about two years, when her health deteriorated and she became unresponsive, appearing to stop breathing two days ago. The brother then placed her in a coffin and made the 500km (300-mile) journey to a hospital in Bangkok, to which the woman had previously expressed a wish to donate her organs."
"The hospital refused to accept the brother's offer as he didn't have an official death certificate, Pairat said. His temple offers a free cremation service, which is why the brother approached them on Sunday, but was also refused due to the missing document. The temple manager said that he was explaining to the brother how he could get a death certificate when they heard the knocking."
Reports say doctors diagnosed the woman with critically low blood sugar, likely leading to her weakened condition. A 65-year-old woman who had been bedridden for about two years became unresponsive and appeared to stop breathing two days before relatives transported her. Her brother placed her in a coffin and drove 500km to a Bangkok hospital seeking to donate her organs, but the hospital refused without a death certificate. A temple that offers free cremations was also initially unable to proceed due to missing documents. Temple staff heard knocking from the coffin, found slight movement, then assessed and sent her to a nearby hospital; the abbot offered to cover medical expenses.
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