Mr Connelly, 41, suffered serious injuries in a motorbike accident in Patong last Wednesday (May 4), when the motorbike he was riding collided with a 10-wheeled truck.
He remains in the intensive care unit at Bangkok Hospital Phuket.
“He is now conscious but doctors cannot operate because they are waiting for the necessary blood stock,” a family member told The Phuket News yesterday (May 9).
“His internal organs, including his lungs and kidneys, have suffered serious damage. Also, his shoulder and pelvis are shattered,” the family member explained. (See story here.)
A staffer at the Phuket Regional Blood Centre confirmed this afternoon that enough blood donations had been received.
“Yesterday, about 10 foreigners walked in one after the other to make blood donations specifically for Mr Connelly,” the staffer said.
“Three units of Type A Rh-negative blood were passed to the patient yesterday, and at last update there is enough blood for doctors to go ahead with the operations for now.
“All we are waiting on are platelets from a single donor from our Bangkok centre, which should arrive at around 8pm (tonight).”
Meanwhile, police have yet to close their investigation into the accident that left Mr Connelly in critical condition.
Lt Sirinat Chetchutrakulthong of the Kathu Police explained that the accident happened near the bridge at the southern end of Patong Beach.
“Mr Connelly was riding his motorbike from Tri Trang Beach to Patong at 8:30pm on May 4 when the accident happened,” Lt Sirinat said.
“We found gravel on the road at the scene if the accident. This might have caused Mr Connelly to fall down before he was run over by the truck, which was heading in the opposite direction.
“We have a statement from the truck driver,” Lt Sirinat added. “But we also need to hear from Mr Connelly before we can close our investigation. Hopefully, we will have that soon.”