His mother, Mrs Wern, said her son Pornchai Saosri died at 10:05am today at their house in Ban Takaeo village in Prasat district.
Pornchai, who had suffered from many illnesses related to his unusual growth and hypertension had been treated in Prasat Hospital for eight days before being released recently and taken back home.
He was bedridden and being cared for by his father Saran, 60, Mrs Wern, 56, and their 15-year-old granddaughter.
Mrs Wern said she found her son dead this morning when she returned from washing dishes to take care of him as usual.
No plans had yet been made for his funeral, she said.
Mr Wern said after Mr Pornchai’s illness and his unusual growth was reported by the media, people from across the country had sent money to a bank account opened for donations and she had received a total of B110,000.
She said she spent part of the money to redeem her house, which she had mortgated for money to pay for Mr Pornchai’s medical care and other necessities before his death.
Mrs Wern said she had about B50,000 left in the bank account and it would be used for Mr Pornchai’s funeral.
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