if you are freelance you have to take work wherever it comes from, so you'd have to turn down Thai work, even if you won the contract and you live there... that's crazy
she's got quite serious medical problems and will be on a long term plan of treatment, it's going to cost £££££. Just need to get her into the specialists at Bangkok hospital. She's been before but she's scared on her own. I'm coming out to visit end of Sept, but can't really wait that long for her to start the visa process..