Alzheimer’s-suffering mother found in Kunming after 8 months’ disappearance

CHIANG RAI, Feb 15 (TNA) -- A 59-year-old mother who had been missing from home in Chiang Rai province for eight months was finally found on R3A Highway in Kunming City about 600 kilometers away. The overwhelmingly happy moment finally happened to Suchada Ajor, 35, who rushed to hug Kaewmanee Ajor, her 59-year-old mother who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and depression. Both had been apart for eight months after the mother had gone missing from her home in the northernmost province of Chiang Rai. On June 12 last year Ms Suchada asked police in Muang Chiang Rai district to look for her mother. Immigration police then contacted relevant organizations to find the woman. On Feb 13, the Thai consular office in Kunming informed Chiang Rai immigration police that Ms Suchada’s mother was seen walking on R3A Highway in Kunming. The mother had her ID card and was sent to a local hospital. Ms Suchada arrived in Kunming to meet her mother. Officials from many organizations including an attaché and Kunming police facilitated her travel and their return trip. Ms Kaewmanee had earlier disappeared from home for about a month. She had been found in her native district of Mae Chan. Before the latest disappearance, she had cooked rice but had not boiled water for her routine coffee drinks. Relatives were still surprised how Ms Kaewmanee reached Kunming. The woman and her daughter were scheduled to board China Eastern Airlines flight MU2597 to arrive in Chiang Rai at 12.55pm on Feb 15.